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 prisoner: 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 choices: Should he commit treason to help her escape, or obey the law and let his innocent friend be hung?
- ISBN10 075694791X
- ISBN13 9780756947910
- Publish Date 1 September 2005 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Perfection Learning
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 225
- Language English