Valerie Faiers

Victorian Urchins Valerie Faiers

'Victorian Urchins' is the first book in the series of time-travelling adventures, 'Spirits of London Wall' in which the four children, Ellie, Rachel, Jack and Marcus, 'spirit' into different epochs of the ancient City Wall. Opening in the present, it tells the story of how Ellie and Rachel meet 101st-century time controller, Dizzi, and how they come to time travel in spirit form into the Victorian age, materializing as street urchins. This book provides a compelling story-line with excitement and drama on every page as well as being historically educational with its Snippets of History section at the back. Pre-teens will love the Victorian street urchins such as Ned, the shoe-black boy; Maisie, the flower seller and Dan, the minstrel, along with intriguing characters: Smudge, Stonker and Jock.