Arsenic and Old Silk by Mary Blount Christian. Series: Secrets of the Quilt. Historical fiction. Annie's 2016, 2019. Children's chapter book. A mom in Vermont has inherited a diary and a quilt that lead her to believe that her ancestor, Maddalena Vitari, worked as a seamstress in the 1532 court of King Henry VIII in England. But, Sofia Parker knows that her family came from Venice, Italy. Can she make any connections and solve the mystery? In the meantime, someone seems to be stalking the Parker family. Are these things related and is the family really in danger? Alternating stories are well done and build suspense.
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