The Swifts : a Dictionary of Scoundrels / Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell
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TextPublisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593533239; 0593533232Other title: Dictionary of scoundrelsSubject(s): Families -- Juvenile fiction | Magic -- Juvenile fiction | Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction | Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction | Detective and mystery stories | Family life -- Fiction | Magic -- Juvenile fiction | Private investigators -- Fiction | Fate and fatalism -- Fiction | Mystery and detective stories | JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries | JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & VirtuesGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction. | Detective and mystery fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. | Fiction. DDC classification: 823/.92 Summary: "On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives -- until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs. So what if everyone thinks she'll never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And she's determined to follow the twisty clues and catch the killer. Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts is a remarkable debut that is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic. A celebration of words and individuality, it's packed with games, wordplay, and lots and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important."-- Provided by publisher
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | YA LINC (Browse shelf) | Available | 64285 |
"On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives -- until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs. So what if everyone thinks she'll never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And she's determined to follow the twisty clues and catch the killer. Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts is a remarkable debut that is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic. A celebration of words and individuality, it's packed with games, wordplay, and lots and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important."-- Provided by publisher
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