Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp Author:hirsch, odo Amelia Dee lives in the green house on Marburg Street, where a rare bronze lamp hangs outside her bedroom door. No one know where it came from or how it got there. Only she, Amelia thinks, knows the secret that the lamp contains. But she's wrong. — When Mr. Vishwanath introduces Amelia to the Princess Parvin Kha-Douri, the puzzle of the lamp b... more »ecomes even deeper. Where has the princess seen it before? Why is she so bitter and angry? And most importantly, What should Amelia do about it?
In solving the mystery, Amelia risks revealing a secret of her own.
Funny and poignant story full of memeorable characters and resonant ideas.« less