Empire of Shadows - Jacquelyn Benson Alaina Urquhart and trouble

and trouble

When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune

its corridors endless

And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society

Back matter includes a personal author’s note and more information for kids about housing insecurity

Empire of Shadows - Jacquelyn Benson Alaina Urquhart and troubleNice Victorian ladies dont run off to find legendary lost cities. One trifling little arrest shouldnt have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but its only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions. When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows shes holding her chance to revolutionize Pre Colombian history. Theres just one teensy complication. A ruthless villain wants it, and Ellie