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2023., Pre-adolescent, Dutton Children's Books Call No: Fic Lin Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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"--From the publisher's web site.
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2024., Pre-adolescent, Dutton Children's Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: Paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary to be given a name and a definition. Shenanigan Swift can't wait for the big Swift Family Reunion and the hunt for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure, but when Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude dies after a fall down the stairs, Shenanigan follows the clues to uncover the killer's identity.
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-- Dictionary of scoundrels2023., Pre-adolescent, Dutton Children's Books Call No: MYSTERY F LIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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."--
