Felicity discovers a secret
By: by Valerie Tripp  ; illustrations Dan Andreasen ; vignettes, Philip Hood.
Contributors: Andreasen, Dan, ill.; Hood, Philip, ill.
Series: The American girls collection
Publisher: Pleasant Company
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Middleton, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Secrets -- Fiction.; People with visual disabilities -- Fiction.; People with disabilities -- Fiction.; Eyeglasses -- Fiction.; Prejudices -- Fiction.; Virginia -- Social life and customs -- to 1775 -- Fiction.; Williamsburg (Va.) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia, Felicity helps the irritable Mrs. Burnie do laundry and learns a secret that seems to explain her behavior. Includes notes on the history of eyeglasses and instructions for making a pair of lorgnettes, glass lenses attached to elegant handles.
Notes: "Ages 7 and up"--cover p. [4].