The swifts : a dictionary of scoundrels
(Playaway)

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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

Previously released by Penguin Random House.

Read by Nikki Patel.

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 Viles long-lost treasure. Shes 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 shell never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And shes 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.

Grades 3 - 6.