Red Necklaces and Guillotines

French Revolution and Puppets?

 

Magical Marionettes, 

guillotines, 

gypsies,

evil dudes who want to marry the pretty young thing for the money...

and somehow Sally Gardner pulls it off in The Red Necklace.

This is a very well-written novel that is action packed. 
*It's a little scary in parts, (probably okay for 6th grade up but equally entertaining for adults) with the abduction, murder, revolution, heads rolling etc.