The midnight thief / Sylvia Bishop ; illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino.
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TextPublisher: London : Scholastic, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 233 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780702301483Subject(s): Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction | Twins -- Juvenile fiction | Antiquities -- Juvenile fiction | Dragons -- Juvenile fiction | Theft -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction.DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: Transplanted from her exciting life as an explorer's daughter, Freya finds herself miserable at a posh boarding school. Freya hates all the boring rules, the other girls are mean to her, and the headmistress is frosty good manners personified. When a bat removal expert is called in to deal with an infestation, Freya meets his irrepressible children - and finds herself making friends at last. Together they explore the city, with particular interest in the grand exhibition showing priceless artefacts for the first time. When the objects are stolen in a dramatic heist, Freya is sure her new friends are responsible - but the true culprit might be closer to home...
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF BIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083592806 |
Includes an excerpt from "The secret of the night train".
9+ years old.
Transplanted from her exciting life as an explorer's daughter, Freya finds herself miserable at a posh boarding school. Freya hates all the boring rules, the other girls are mean to her, and the headmistress is frosty good manners personified. When a bat removal expert is called in to deal with an infestation, Freya meets his irrepressible children - and finds herself making friends at last. Together they explore the city, with particular interest in the grand exhibition showing priceless artefacts for the first time. When the objects are stolen in a dramatic heist, Freya is sure her new friends are responsible - but the true culprit might be closer to home...
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