The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

di Beth Lincoln (Autore)

Claire Powell (Illustratore)

Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2024

#1 New York Times bestseller! The critically lauded, wickedly smart whodunit with a “Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket,” now in paperback. 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.

• Autore: Beth Lincoln
• Illustratore: Claire Powell
• Editore: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 352 p.
• Dimensioni: 197 x 130 mm
• Peso: 244 gr.
• EAN: 9780593533253

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