<i>A thrilling historical adventure (with Common Core connections) set in the underbelly of the Tower of London and on the Thames in Tudor times.</i>Perfect for fans of Matthew J. Kirby's <i>The Clockwork Three</i> and F.E. Higgins's<i>The Black Book of Secrets</i>.<br><br><b><i>Basket Girl,</i></b><br><b><i>When you're dead</i></b><br><b><i>Who will carry</i></b><br><b><i>All the heads?</i></b><br><br>The crowds at the Tower of London love a good execution. As the basket girl, it's Moss's job to catch the heads that her father chops off. It's a life she longs to leave behind, but she, too, is a prisoner and there's no escaping the Tower walls.<br><br>Or is there? A hidden tunnel takes her to the shores of the great River Thames, where she meets Salter, a river rat who teaches her how to survive with her wits, and the occasional theft.<br><br>But there's a reason Moss's father insisted she never go near the river--a deal struck long ago--and now payment is due. . . .<br><br>Jane Hardstaff's <i>The Executioner's Daughter</i> is a thrilling historical adventure with a hint of a ghost story set amid the glamour and grime of Tudor London during the reign of Henry VIII.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Executioner's Daughter</i>:</b><br>Longlisted for the 2015 Oxfordshire Book Award<br><br>&quot;Hardstaff has a real talent for creating a sense of place and drama . . . and her descriptions of the wretchedness of life on the river and a child's lowly lot are worth locking yourself up for an afternoon's reading pleasure.&quot; --<i>The Times</i> (London)<br><br>&quot;This notable debut mixes vivid history with supernatural adventure, and from its dark depths friendship, forgiveness, and parental love rise to the surface.&quot; --<i>The Sunday Times</i>