title: Finding Amelia
author:  Lynsey Howell 
description: <span>&quot;A charming story for young children. Howell injects</span><i>Finding Amelia</i><span>with a love of aviation, and a special reverence for Amelia Earhart. This passion comes through in the illustrations by Vitaliia Kalmutska, done in vivid, textured watercolors. The book is recommended for a child who has a special love of planes. It&apos;s an especially empowering story for girls, about one of America&apos;s great heroes.&quot; Self-Publishing Review</span>
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  Chapter One
  
  LONDON 1848
  
  AUTUMN
  
  Finding one person in a city of nearly two million was a formidable task. It
  helped if that person's behavior was predictable and he could usually be found
  in a tavern or gin shop. Still, it wouldn't be easy.
  
  Leo, where are you? Miss Amelia Hathaway thought desperately as the carriage
  wheels rattled along the cobbled street. Poor, wild, troubled Leo. Some
  people, when faced with intolerable circumstances, simply ... broke. Such was
  the case with her formerly dashing and dependable brother. At this point he
  was probably beyond all hope of repair.
  
  "We'll find him," Amelia said with an assurance she didn't feel. She glanced
  at the Gypsy who sat opposite her. As usual, Merripen showed no expression.
  
  One could be forgiven for assuming Merripen was a man of limited emotions. He
  was so guarded, in fact, that even after living with the Hathaway family for
  fifteen years, he still hadn't 2
  
  told anyone his first