The a Dictionary of Scoundrels Lincoln, Beth creator author Powell, Claire illustrator text Fantasy fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Fiction. nyu 2023 2023 monographic eng

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338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm "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."-- juvenile Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell 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 & Virtues 823/.92 9780593533239 0593533232 230123 20230509135609.0 1363828381