num_pages: 240
description: Best-selling author Elvira Woodruff's thrilling novel set in 1700s London tells of a young boy who must make some painful choices as he attempts to save the life a prisoner he's befriended.11-year-old Forrest lives at the Tower of London prison, where his father tends the Tower ravens and guards inmates. Forrest's only friends are his pet raven, his father's prisoners (who all end up dead), and Ned, the young rat catcher. Soon Forrest's father gets a new Maddie, the beautiful daughter of a Scottish spy. Immediately Forrest and Maddie become friends. But when she is slated for execution, Forrest must make some painful Should he commit treason to help her escape, or obey the law and let his innocent friend be hung?
language: English
title: The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London
titlecomplete: The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London
characters: Ned White, Hugh Harper, Madeline McKay Stewart, Forrest Harper
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 2509
places: United Kingdom, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Press