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Dido Twite finally re‑enters her home in London and is reunited with her old friend Simon, now the Duke of Battersea and a favorite of King Richard. Shortly after, her rascally father Abednago appears and pulls her into the night, leading Dido into the heart of a Hanoverian plot. The conspiracy hinges on a mysterious double for the king, the miraculous healing powers of music and a network of abandoned street children known as lollpoops who act as spies. Meanwhile, a starving pack of wolves closes in on the city, adding urgency to Dido’s perilous adventure.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Joan Aiken
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