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The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls

AUTHOR Rossell, Judith
PUBLISHER Dial Books (05/27/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

Description
A whimsical, adventure-filled mystery about a young orphan at the edge of society who finds herself at the center of a city's secrets. For fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events.

"I was hooked from the beginning ... Move over Lemony Snicket!" --Karen Foxlee, award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything

Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when she's sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways, and Wayward Girls--the last resort after causing a ruckus at the orphanage where she was living. Except . . . the Institute isn't some dreadful, dreary place like she thought.

Instead it's full of curious girls training to solve mysteries, fight bad guys, and keep the city safe. In between fencing lessons and discovering all the shortcuts in the building, Maggie finds herself making friends at the Midwatch and finally feeling like she's home. And when a woman goes missing, Maggie's off on her first assignment, with each step leading her deeper into the secrets of the city.

With gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and pages of "Useful Things Every Girl Should Know" (like how send messages in morse code and how to shout extremely loudly), The Midwatch is a whimsical, adventure-filled mystery from internationally bestselling author-illustrator Judith Rossell.

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9798217002405
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 320
Carton Quantity: 12
Product Dimensions: 5.84 x 0.94 x 8.41 inches
Weight: 0.87 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
Grade Level: 3rd Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
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A whimsical, adventure-filled mystery about a young orphan at the edge of society who finds herself at the center of a city's secrets. For fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events.

"I was hooked from the beginning ... Move over Lemony Snicket!" --Karen Foxlee, award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything

Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when she's sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways, and Wayward Girls--the last resort after causing a ruckus at the orphanage where she was living. Except . . . the Institute isn't some dreadful, dreary place like she thought.

Instead it's full of curious girls training to solve mysteries, fight bad guys, and keep the city safe. In between fencing lessons and discovering all the shortcuts in the building, Maggie finds herself making friends at the Midwatch and finally feeling like she's home. And when a woman goes missing, Maggie's off on her first assignment, with each step leading her deeper into the secrets of the city.

With gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and pages of "Useful Things Every Girl Should Know" (like how send messages in morse code and how to shout extremely loudly), The Midwatch is a whimsical, adventure-filled mystery from internationally bestselling author-illustrator Judith Rossell.

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Author: Rossell, Judith
Judith Rossell worked as a government scientist (not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist), for a cotton spinning company (which made threads for t-shirts and tea bags), and studied textile design in Scotland before becoming a full-time author and illustrator. She has illustrated or written nearly a hundred children s books, including some by such internationally bestselling authors as Garth Nix and Jackie French. Jude lives in Melbourne, which is down in the bottom right corner of Australia, with a cat the size of a walrus. Visit her at JudithRossell.com.
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