A spy in the house
(Book)
Author
Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9780763640675, 0763640670, 9780763652890, 076365289X
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm.
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Rating
HL680L
Status
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Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780763640675, 0763640670, 9780763652890, 076365289X
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
680
Notes
Description
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan and thief Mary Quinn is offered a place at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls where she is trained to be part of an all-female investigative unit called The Agency and, at age seventeen, she infiltrates a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships.
Target Audience
HL680L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,5.1,11,136602.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Detective and mystery fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Juvenile fiction.
Household employees -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Juvenile fiction.
Household employees -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lee, Y. S. 1. (2010). A spy in the house (1st U.S. ed.). Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Y. S. 1974-. 2010. A Spy in the House. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Y. S. 1974-. A Spy in the House Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lee, Y. S. 1974-. A Spy in the House 1st U.S. ed., Candlewick Press, 2010.
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