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The Swifts : a dictionary of scoundrels Cover Image Book Book

The Swifts : a dictionary of scoundrels / Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell.

Lincoln, Beth, (author.). Powell, Claire, (illustrator.).

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. 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780593533239
  • ISBN: 0593533232
  • Physical Description: 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2023.

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  • 13 of 13 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Fort St. James Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fort St. James Public Library J LIN (Swifts #1) (Text) 35196000329800 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fort St. James Public Library J LIN (Text) 35196001032767 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Beth Lincoln was raised in a former Victorian railway station in the North of England. Her childhood fears included porcelain dolls, the Durham panther, and wardrobes that looked at her funny. She grew neither tall nor wise, and never learned to play an instrument—but she did write stories, a bad habit that has persisted to this day. When she isn’t writing, Beth is woodcarving, or making a mess of her flat, or talking the nearest ear off about unexplained occurrences. Her favorite things include ghosts, crisps, and weird old words like bumbershoot and zounderkite.

A #1 New York Times bestseller, The Swifts is Beth’s debut novel. It grew out of her love of etymology, the gleeful gothic, and classic murder mysteries. She lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with her partner and hopefully, by the time you are reading this, a dog.

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