Our current novel, Montmorency, is written by Eleanor Updale and it is the first in a series of four published novels. We chose this novel because is it unusual for young adult literature. Our protagonist is not your typical “good guy,” as a matter of fact he is a thief. Also, there are no young people in this novel. We have a cast of crooks, prisoners, spies, women of questionable morals, men of high society leaving us with only one truly good guy, the doctor who saves Montmorency’slife. The story is set in Victorian England in 1875. It opens with Montmorency in the prison infirmary reminiscing about his fall through a skylight while trying to escape from burglarizing some tools. While his body was a broken heap, his mind is always active and he takes us on an adventure from the sewers of London to a posh hotel, to the office of the ministry of defense in England, London. Take a ride with us and let us know how you like Montmorency: thief, liar, gentleman?
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Karolynn Said:
on May 6, 2008 at 11:32 am
Monmerancy has a very interesting story line it really was a good book and I finally finished reading it this year and i loved it
I expecially liked going on the treasure hunt for the things that had mysteriously disappeared
i extermely miss being in the lit group and i really had a lot of fun going over the books
Captain Awesome Said:
on May 13, 2008 at 9:20 am
I particularly enjoyed reading this book, and I would definately reccomend this book for years to come, and I really like the idea of a good guy that’s actually not that good. I also reccomend the second and third books too. They were really great in their surprising twists. If you haven’t read these books, then you should, or I will put in a few words to Lord Fox-Selwyn, or maybe even Montmorency himself.
nicole Said:
on May 14, 2008 at 9:01 pm
This book was pretty good. It was hard to realte because everyone in the story is older but it is just interesting to see how people can change so much over time. I didnt like it at first but in a nutshell its a great book!
Darian Said:
on July 24, 2008 at 11:19 am
This was the only book that i really got into and could picture in my head. I never finished it though.
I loved being in this class cus even though most of us goofed off… we all got most of our work done. Can’t wait to see everyone again!!
Mrs. Bs Fave Student Said:
on February 7, 2009 at 9:22 pm
never finished it too bad
Mrs. Bs Fave Student Said:
on February 13, 2009 at 8:09 pm
hee jk jk just kidding