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Rix, Megan,

Florence and the mischievous kitten / Megan Rix. - London : Puffin, 2019. - 212 pages; 20 cm.

"A grand lady, a great adventure" --Front cover.

In a fancy house in London, a kitten called Scamp escapes through an open window and finds himself lost in the middle of the city. When Beth stumbles across the tiny kitten she finds that he belongs to none other than Miss Florence Nightingale, an unlikely friendship between the great lady, her mischievous kitten, and Beth the penniless orphan. Then Beth's sister Iris is struck down with a terrible illness and everyone blames the dreadful conditions at the factory where she works. And with Beth set to follow in her footsteps as a factory worker, it's not only Iris's fate that hangs in the balance... With the help of Beth's new friends, can the sisters build themselves a better future?

7-9 years.

ISBN: 9780241369128 (paperback) 0241369126 (paperback)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 --Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Cats--Juvenile fiction.
Sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Chronic diseases--Juvenile fiction.
Factories--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--History--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Animal fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92