The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
Publisher
HaperCollins US
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062795328
Pages
464 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science. But then a window of opportunity opens—a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid. In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
960L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ; Health & Disability; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; Race & Culture; Race discrimination; gay; epileptic; prejudice
Main Character
adult female
Race/Ethnicities
White / Caucasian
Awards
Audie Award, 2019, Finalist, Young Adult
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Goodreads Choice Award, 2018, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
adventure; surgery; hijab; feminism; class; sexism
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Lee, Mackenzie, "The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy" (2018). Diverse Families. 2253.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2253