The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780593533253)

#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.

Author: Beth Lincoln
ISBN-10: 0593533259
ISBN-13: 9780593533253
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2024
Pages: 338
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518227 / Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels