Black hearts in Battersea / Aiken, Joan

An orphan arrives in London and becomes embroiled in a plot against the king.

An orphan arrives in London and becomes embroiled in a plot against the king.

An orphan arrives in London and becomes embroiled in a plot against the king.

Arriving in London, a 15-year-old, Simon immediately becomes entangled with a tough group scheming against good King James and the serenely foggy old Duke and Duchess of Battersea. Simon barely survives a series of madcap misadventures.

An orphan arrives in London and becomes embroiled in a plot against the king.

Orphan Simon goes to London, uncovers a dastardly plot, and finally foils it at the annual Battersea Mince-Pie Tasting Ceremony. Grades 5-7.

Arriving in London, a 15-year-old, Simon immediately becomes entangled with a tough group scheming against good King James and the serenely foggy old Duke and Duchess of Battersea. Simon barely survives a series of madcap misadventures.