Student Recommendations for

Baroness Orczy


The Scarlet Pimpernel

This book takes place during the French Revolution.  The unknown Scarlet Pimpernel is helping rich people out of France because the poor are trying to kill all of the wealthy.  You don't figure out who the Pimpernel is until the end.  The end of the book is great. Ondi C.
Rating: *****

This book was fun to read because of the way he saved some people from the guillotine.  Anne S.
Rating: ****

Very good book.  There was humor, diplomacy, espionage.  It was very accurate in its historical view.  The characters' personalities were very good.  Philip C.
Rating: ****