Book Descriptions
for The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow by Kaye Umansky
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Through Dickensian allusions, including tumbledown cottages, char acters with aptronymic names, and surprising turns of fortune, Umansky tells a tongue-in-cheek Victorian tale of Solomon Snow, abandoned on the doorstep of a poor village couple—with a silver spoon in his mouth. When Solomon eventually sets off to solve the mystery of his identity, he is aided by two sharp-witted girls, one a budding writer, the other a circus sideshow runaway. Together with some plucky Oliver Twist–type orphans, the main characters provide a melodramatic romp (announced with chap ter division placards) while also managing to convey some of the bleakness of nineteenth-century cities . nlr
Originally published by Puffin Great Britain, in 2004.
From the Publisher
Now with a dynamic new cover!
Prepare, dear reader, for the tale of Solomon Snow, his bossy friend Prudence, and the insufferable Infant Prodigy as they set out in search of Solly’s rightful inheritance -- despite some woeful misadventures along the way!
