The Forbidden Orchid

The Forbidden Orchid
ISBN-10
0451474112
ISBN-13
9780451474117
Category
Adventure stories
Pages
398
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Author
Sharon Biggs Waller

Description

"In 1861, Elodie sails from her home in England to China to help her father search for a rare and valuable orchid"-- Provided by publisher.

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