Lincoln, Beth, <br/><br/>
The swifts :  a dictionary of scoundrels / 
Beth Lincoln ; with illustrations by Claire Powell. 
 - 338 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> "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." -- 
<br/><br/> 810 L  Lexile 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780593533239 0593533232 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Magic--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Private investigators--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Fate and fatalism--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Detective and mystery stories.<br/>Family life--Fiction.<br/>Magic--Fiction.<br/>Private investigators--Fiction.<br/>Fate and fatalism--Fiction.<br/>Mystery and detective stories.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Fantasy fiction.<br/>Detective and mystery fiction.<br/>Action and adventure fiction.<br/>Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823/.92