The Executioner's Daughter (2014) (Egmont)Jane Hardstaff
Grade: C
Genre: children's
Source: own
The Executioner's Daughter: (1) The Executioner's Daughter
The people of London love a good
beheading. The streets are always bustling on beheading day as spectators
jostle to get the best view and satisfy their bloodthirsty curiosity. Moss can
imagine nothing worse, but unfortunately, she’s present at every single one. As
the daughter of the executioner, it’s her job to catch the poor soul’s head in
her basket. Living with her father, Moss has never seen outside the Tower’s
walls and longs to follow the river and be free of their current life. Then Moss
meets Salter, a boy living independently off his wits on the river. But London
– and especially the Thames – is no place for children this harsh winter. Word
has it that something lurks in the water and it’s targeting children …
