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The Pear affair

While accompanying her parents to Paris, twelve-year-old Nell sets off to investigate the disappearance of her beloved, former au pair, affectionately known as Pear.

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Main Author:	Eagle, Judith (Author)
Other Authors:	Rioux, Jo-Anne (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books, 2022.
Edition:	First US edition.
Subjects:	Runaway children > Juvenile fiction. Au pairs > Juvenile fiction. Missing persons > Juvenile fiction. Secrecy > Juvenile fiction. Paris (France) > Juvenile fiction. Runaways > Juvenile fiction. Detective and mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	While accompanying her parents to Paris, twelve-year-old Nell sets off to investigate the disappearance of her beloved, former au pair, affectionately known as Pear.
Item Description:	"First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2020"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:	Ages 10-14
ISBN:	9781536217032 1536217034
Author Notes:	Judith Eagle has worked as a stylist, fashion editor, and features writer. She now spends her mornings writing and her afternoons working in a secondary school library. The Pear Affair is her second novel. Judith Eagle lives with her family and her cat, Stockwell, in South London. Jo Rioux is the illustrator of The Secret Starling by Judith Eagle . She has illustrated young adult novels, chapter books, picture books, and graphic novels, including Cat's Cradle: The Golden Twine , which she also wrote, and The Daughters of Ys by M. T. Anderson. Jo Rioux lives in Ottawa.