The Secret of Castle Cant

When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers surprising palace intrigues.

Kevin P. Bath received his MFA from the University of Alabama, and his fiction for adults has appeared in Puerto del Sol, The Green Mountains Review, Epoch, and Gulf Coast. His story "The Home Front" was a notable story of the year in Best American Short Stories of the Year 2001, and his story "Algae Eaters" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. This is his first novel and first published work for children.

David Christiana has illustrated a number of popular children's books including The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat by Catherine Cullen (Little, Brown 2001), The Tale I Told Sasha by Nancy Willard (Little, Brown 1999), and Good Griselle by Jane Yolen (Harcourt 1994).