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Newt's emerald

After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where she must risk her life, her reputation, and her...

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Main Author: Nix, Garth
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Subjects:
London > History > 19th century > Young adult fiction.
Great Britain > History > George III, 1760-1820 > Young adult fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Young adult fiction.
Magic > Young adult fiction.
Sex role > Young adult fiction.
Love > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where she must risk her life, her reputation, and her heart.
Item Description:"Previously published in a somewhat different format in 2013."
Physical Description:291 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780062360045 (hardcover)
0062360043 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia on July 19, 1963. He graduated from the University of Canberra in 1986 and worked various jobs within the publishing industry until 1994. After a stint in public relations, he returned to books and took up writing as a career. He is the author of Blood Ties, Clariel, Newt's Emerald, the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. In 1999, he received a Golden Duck Award for Australian Contribution to Children's Science Fiction. To Hold the Bridge was named Best Collection by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. His novella, By Frogsled and Lizardback to Outcast Venusian Lepers, was named Best Science Fiction Novella by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. In 2018, he won the 2017 Aurealis Award for the Best science-fiction short story.

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