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Thirteen year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability to make... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Natalie: Young bicycle owning protagonist
- Tom Guyot: Mystical musican
- Miranda Porter: Natalie's friend
- Dr. Jake Limberleg: Owner of the traveling show
- Mrs. Tilden: Add a description of this character.
- Charlie
- Simon Coffrett
- Lester Finch
- Mrs. Minks
- Jack
- Ryan
- Mrs. Byron
- Mama
- Alfred
- Doc Fitzwater
- Mr. Maliverny
- Chester Teufels
- Winton
- Devil
- Wilbur
- Thaddeus Argonault
- Mr. Swifte
- Dr. Bellinspire
- Paracelsus Vorticelt
- George
- Willoughby Acquetus
- Dalliot
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Strange things can happen at a crossroads.
Table of Contents edit
ONE The Town at the Crossroads
TWO The World's Fastest Bicycle
THREE The Devil and Tom Guyot
FOUR Some Kind of Grace
FIVE The Snake Oil Salesman
SIX Vitamins
SEVEN The Prankster Demon
EIGHT To Your Very Good Health
NINE The Old Village
TEN Dr. Limberleg's Nostrum Fair and Technological Medicine Show
ELEVEN Phrenology
TWELVE Limberleg's Ginger-Angelica Bitters
THIRTEEN Confidence
FOURTEEN The Collector of Heads
FIFTEEN Amber Therapy
SIXTEEN Jumper
SEVENTEEN Jasper Bellinspire's Bargain
EIGHTEEN Burning the Lot
NINETEEN First, Do No Harm
TWENTY Gingerfoot
TWENTY-ONE Crossroads
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Rainy Day Books (Staff Picks for 2010). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kate Milford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: June, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-547-24187-6
Page Count: 372
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: June, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-547-24187-6
Page Count: 372
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Where We Live › Country Life
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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