Four great novels that will send young readers back to the Victorian Age

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Melissa Albert tagged four great books that will send young readers back to the Victorian Age, including:

The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann

Inhabiting another reimagined England, Bachmann’s story is filled with quirky character names that feel good on the tongue and an enticingly scary stew of supernatural creatures, automatons, and a downtrodden protagonist who dares to stand up. Bartholomew and his sister, Hettie, are changelings—neither faerie nor human, and rejected by both, they’re forced to live out of sight in a faery slum. But after Bartholomew is spied by a dark, feathered woman during her abduction of another changeling boy, he’s swept into a supernatural battle that includes a rash of disappearances that might claim Hettie next. That Bachmann wrote and published this book as a teen might add a note of inspiration for young readers who also aspire to write.

Read about another entry on the list.

My Book, The Movie: The Peculiar.

The Page 69 Test: The Peculiar.

--Marshal Zeringue