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Title details for Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson - Available

Rebel Mechanics

All is Fair in Love and Revolution

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by Shanna Swendson
Liz Pearce
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In a world where the British nobility comes to power because they have magical abilities, the American Revolution of 1776 never got beyond a few angry protests to Parliament. The colonists didn' t stand a chance against a ruling class with that much power. Now it' s 1888, and an underground society of mechanics, scientists, and engineers is developing non-magical sources of power via steam engines and electric dynamos that they hope will put them on an even - or superior - footing so they can overthrow the magical rulers and gain freedom and independence for the American colonies. When Verity Newton comes to New York City to serve as young governess to one of the leading magical families, she accidentally befriends several rebel mechanics. They immediately recruit her as the perfect spy to gain inside information on the magister class in a magical Gilded Age New York. Even though Verity fights for the rebel cause, she' s torn because she feels more at home with the blue blood Lyndon children and their young guardian uncle than she ever did with her own family. She also feels the strain of her own secret that would turn the rebels against her and cause her to be shut away by the magisters: she' s half-magical herself—born of an illicit relationship between her mother and a magister man. Her very existence is seen as a threat to the purity of the magical bloodline. Meanwhile, her employer, Lord Henry, has his own secret. Verity is increasingly convinced that he' s the Robin Hood-like leader of a band of magical rebels working to free the colonies from British rule. As the actions of the rebel mechanics and the rebel magisters gain the attention of the Crown, Verity realizes that it will take both groups to achieve American independence, and she' s uniquely situated to bring them together - that is, if they can survive long enough once the city comes under martial law and the British forces stop at nothing to uncover the rebels and seize their machines.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Rebel Mechanics

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 14, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490612843
      • File size: 259977 KB
      • Duration: 09:01:37

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 880
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      January 1, 2016

      Gr 7 Up-Plucky ingenue Verity Newton, the half-magical child of a strict academic father, leaves her home in search of governess work in 18th-century New York. On her first day in the city she falls in with the Rebel Mechanics, a group of colonists who are determined to develop nonmagical means to break the hold of the British magistrates on the colonies. But that same day, she is hired by one of the most prestigious families of the magical British aristocracy. Verity finds herself torn between these two worlds. While she attempts to come to terms with her own half-magic nature (something she must hide from everyone), she also finds herself attracted to two young men from opposing sides of the conflict. Verity's calm and clear-headed thinking, despite the nonstop action and drama, is articulated perfectly by Liz Pearce, whose accents and children's voices are also spot-on. The moral dilemmas in this story may not be deeply investigated, but it is not an entirely superficial romp. VERDICT A good listen for those who like Gail Carriger, steampunk, romance, alternate history, and historical fiction. ["A predictable story that's a whole lot of fun": SLJ 6/15 review of the Farrar book.]-Chani Craig, Converse Middle School, Palmer, MA

      Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:880
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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