The Swifts : a dictionary of scoundrels / Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593533239
- ISBN: 0593533232
- Physical Description: 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 810L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 6 12 518227. |
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Subject: | Private investigators > Juvenile fiction. Fate and fatalism > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Novels. Action and adventure fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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- 55 of 68 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jacksonville Main Library | JUV FIC LINCOLN (Text) | 36015001846019 | Juvenile New Fiction | Available | - |
Richlands Branch Library | JUV FIC LINCOLN (Text) | 36015001846035 | Juvenile New Fiction | Available | - |
Sneads Ferry Branch Library | JUV FIC LINCOLN (Text) | 36015001846027 | Juvenile New Fiction | Checked out | 03/20/2024 |
Swansboro Branch Library | JUV FIC LINCOLN (Text) | 36015001846043 | Juvenile New Fiction | Checked out | 03/12/2024 |