books by Eleanor Updale

books by Eleanor Updale

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Eleanor Updale

Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Point, 2007

Not a typical children's book
Montmorency is a difficult book to explain as it's not a typical young reader book. Taking place in the late 1800's, Montmorency is the psuedynom of a jailed thief recovering from injuries obtained during his bungled last job. As he heals from radical -- and ...

Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman

Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005

Unique and intriguing
This book written for young adults is well written and thoughtful. The suggested age is 9-12, but I would say it is best for ages 12-14 as some of the subject matter is mature. This books' strength is in it's character development, following a man who reinvents ...

Montmorency's Revenge

Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008

A powerful tale of revenge and recovery.
Eleanor Updale's MONTMORENCY'S REVENGE tells of Montmorency's determination to exact revenge on killer who have destroyed Queen Victoria - but before he can do this he must stop one Doctor Farcett's slide into insanity - and handle the grief of others. This is the ...

Montmorency On The Rocks: Doctor, Aristocrat, Murderer? (Montmorency)

Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006

Thrilling Victorian Mystery
This is the sequel to "Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman", which I found necessary to read before I started on this one. Actually, I listened to it on tape and it was excellent. I never would have picked up either volume because the covers did not appeal to me, but ...

Montmorency
Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005

Book 3 (Montmorency And The Assassins)

Eleanor Updale

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007

Brilliant - again!
Having read the first two books in this series, I was hungry for more - and Assassins really delivered. When I first picked it up I thought it would be a lot longer than the previous two, but it roars along, with bodies falling, windows smashing and all sorts of other ...