The swifts, a dictionary of scoundrels, Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell
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The swifts, a dictionary of scoundrels, Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The swifts
Oclc number
1363828381
Responsibility statement
Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell
Sub title
a dictionary of scoundrels
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." --, Publisher marketing
Target audience
pre adolescent
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- Fantasy fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
- Detective and mystery stories
- Action and adventure fiction
- Fate and fatalism -- Fiction
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense
- Private investigators -- Fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries
- Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction
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- Fantasy fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
- Detective and mystery stories
- Action and adventure fiction
- Fate and fatalism -- Fiction
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense
- Private investigators -- Fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries
- Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction
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- Author1
- Illustrator1
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