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372 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547550046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication date: 23 May 2011
Description
Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata--self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
dark 71%
emotional 42%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
reflective 14%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Mental illnessModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, GoreMinor
War372 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547550046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication date: 23 May 2011
Description
Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata--self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
dark 71%
emotional 42%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
reflective 14%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Mental illnessModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, GoreMinor
War