In 1558 Kate Sutton finds herself dismissed from Hatfield, the dreary palace where she's been a maid for Lady Elizabeth. She's sent to Perilous Gard where her curiosity will lead her down a well into a magical world. A really classy mystery and fantasy with a touch of historical fiction! This is the 1974 Newbery Honor winner!
320 pages Ages 9-13
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In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk—whose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice.---from the publisher
