It all started with her Uncle?s upcoming Chivalry and Romance and Loads of Frippery and Finery party?Madrigal Pierce?s greedy brother Johann has returned to The Pierce School For Young People. He owns half the mansion and plans to sell it. Fortunately, Ophelia has been reading The Three Musketeers, and Linus, Ophelia, and Walter decide D?Artagnan could rescue the school from his wily ways and keep their best friend Walter from going back to England. Their plan goes horribly awry?again?when the evil Lady DeWinter appears instead. Can D?Artagnan and the Three Musketeers save the day? Or is the school and the trio?s friendship doomed!   A fantasy steeped in classic literature?narrator Bartholomew Inkster brings LemonySnicket-like irony to frame the story.?References to literature throughout thenarrative make this a feast for middlegrade book lovers. Kids who like quirkyadventure stories with idiosyncratic characterswill enjoy a simpler kind of fun. - Publishers Weekly About the Author L.L. Samson lives in Kentucky and has been writing for longer than anyone needs to know. Suffice it to say, L.L. has been reading even longer, loves to do it, and hopes you will too! Chickens, children, and a cat live in Lexington with L.L. and spouse, Will Samson, who writes too. Despite this, it?s difficult to find a pen in the house.