Sparrows in the Scullery, Barbara Brooks Wallace
Sparrows in the Scullery, Barbara Brooks Wallace
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Sparrows in the Scullery

Author: Barbara Brooks Wallace

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/22/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Life has been difficult for 10-year-old Colley Trevelyan ever since he lost his mother and father in a fatal carriage accident. Most of the servants have been dismissed, and the house feels empty. To make matters worse, soon he will be living with his aunt and uncle who have never liked him. One night he suddenly wakes up wrapped tightly in a rough blanket. As he struggles to free himself, a strange man carries him to a waiting carriage. The next thing Colley knows, he is in London at the dreadful Broggin Home for Boys-and people are calling him Jed Broggin. Why is this happening to him? Barbara Brooks Wallace packs suspense and plot twists into this tale of a young boy finding a reason to live amidst horrible conditions. Sparrows in the Scullery won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award. With narrator Steven Crossley's dramatic flair and authentic accent, he transports youngsters to historical England to discover what life was like there a hundred years ago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aerin on November 12, 2016

I must have read this book 400 times as a kid. It's my favorite Barbara Brooks Wallace book... which might be weird, because its about a group of boys, and i am certainly not that. But it is about a group of friends that make their own found-family. It's undoubtedly written for a younger audience, s......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on June 14, 2017

Even with the Gothic style and the doomsday storyline, this book manages to be fun and entertaining. A very good read!......more

Goodreads review by Katrina on July 27, 2020

This is my second or third time through this book. It is a heart-warming little story. The characters are one-dimensional. But it's still a great read for children. My husband and I enjoyed it this time!......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on September 24, 2021

This was my favorite book as a child, and that is high praise from a bookworm. Pretty much every book by Barbara Brooks Wallace lives forever in my heart. Maybe I was obsessed with orphans? Whatever the reason, I love this book.......more

Goodreads review by Harley on January 21, 2025

Adorable, lovely, cute, etc etc etc. Found this book on accident, loved every bit of it.......more