| Description |
338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| 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. |
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Families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction.
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Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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Family life -- Fiction.
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Mystery and detective stories.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues.
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Claire, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780593533239 (hardback) |
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0593533232 (hardback) |
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