And so his voyage of self-discovery takes him onward, to strange and wonderful places. But from her, Mouse Minor learns only that you do not get all your answers from the first asking. She is all-seeing, after all, and her powers are unexplainable. Queen Victoria ought to be able to help him, if she can communicate with mice.
Soon he's running for his life, looking high and low through the grand precincts of Buckingham Palace to find out who he is and who he might become. There he's called "Mouse Minor" (though it's not quite a name), and he doesn't make a success of school. And who were his parents? His Aunt Marigold, Head Needlemouse, sews him a uniform and sends him off to be educated at the Royal Mews Mouse Academy. The smallest mouse in London’s Royal Mews is such a little mystery that he hasn't even a name. Peck will be presenting The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail, the companion to Secrets at Sea. Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck 3.8 (16) Paperback (Reprint) 8.99 Paperback 8.99 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 0. The Cranston mice stow away in the luggage.
It is 1887 when the nouveau riche Cranstons decide to take a cruise ship to England in search of a husband for their awkward older daughter. Full of laughs, near-misses, and surprise, this is Richard Peck at his best and most playful. Helena is the oldest of four mouse siblings who live in the walls of the Cranston estate. In the beloved tradition of The Borrowers, The Tale of Desperaux, and The Cricket in Times Square, Secrets at Sea is an irresistible adventure story of the tiny individuals who secretly live among us humans. Wednesday, October 9 3:00 (presentation at 3:30) Newbery Award winning author Richard Peck visits Hicklebee's!
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