R. L. LaFevers by Theodosia & the Eyes of Horus

Author:Theodosia & the Eyes of Horus [Theodosia & Horus, the Eyes of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Children: Grades 4-6, Fiction, Siblings, Magic, Historical - Europe, Europe, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Girls & Women, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile Fiction, Exploration & Discovery, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Museums, Fantasy & Magic, Historical, People & Places, Action & Adventure - General, Family, Children's Books, General, Ancient Civilizations, Social Issues, Adventure stories (Children's, Middle East, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, YA), Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Norse, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's, Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magic, Legends; Myths; Fables
ISBN: 9780547225920
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Published: 2010-08-24T07:00:00+00:00

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Stilton's appalled gaze flew to mine. "Oh, yes! It would be terrible! Th-they're my family."

"They're not much of a family," I pointed out.

He looked away and began fiddling with the pen on his blotter. "They're all I have, miss."

"But what about your real family? Don't you have any brothers or sisters?" It was rather rude, asking such personal questions, but it seemed important that I understand Stilton better. Especially if I had any hope of ever trusting him.

"Four brothers and two sisters, miss. All older than me." He glanced up and blinked rapidly. "You might say I'm the runt of the litter. In fact, my father often did," he said, making a valiant attempt at humor. He hauled himself to his feet and went over to study his bookshelf as if he were looking for something. "My brothers were all big, burly fellows, you see, and I, I wasn't. I was sickly as a child."

I could only imagine the horror of being sickly with four hale and hearty older brothers to give you grief about it. "What about at school? Surely there were others like you there."

"Not much luck there either, I'm afraid." He continued studying the bookshelf as if it were the most interesting thing in the world. "Wasn't good at sports. And, you probably wouldn't know it, but I used to stutter a bit too."

No need to spell out what that meant. I suddenly had a

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