Name: The Red Necklace
ISBN: 9780803731004

Sally Gardner

In the late eighteenth-century, Sido, the twelve-year-old daughter of a self-indulgent marquis, and Yann, a fourteen-year-old Gypsy orphan raised to perform in a magic show, face a common enemy at the start of the French Revolution.

A Story of the French Revolution

The Red Necklace

Kim Tyo-Dickerson

A rip-roaring ride through revolutionary France. There's murder, secret identities, magic tricks, dark powers, young love, sin and revenge all tied up with a series of dead bodies and red necklaces while Paris burns and the streets turn bloody. A dramatic, unforgettable glimpse into the delusions and privileges of the Second Estate as well as a thrillingly gothic story about young love, family inheritances, secrets and, ultimately, new beginnings. 

One of my favorite selections for our G9 Western Civilizations in Transition independent reading project.

The Red Necklace A Story of the French Revolution