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Available
Collection
Description
Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, must exonerate her father of murder. Armed with more than enough knowledge to tie two distant deaths together and examine new suspects, she begins a search that will lead her all the way to the King of England himself.
Awards
Anthony Award (Nominee — First Novel — 2010)
Crime Writers' Association Awards (Winner — 2007)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2012)
Macavity Award (Winner — First Novel — 2010)
Barry Award (Winner — First Novel — 2010)
Agatha Award (Nominee — First Novel — 2009)
RUSA CODES Reading List (Shortlist — Mystery — 2010)
Dilys Award (Winner — 2010)
Quill and Quire Book of the Year (Fiction — 2009)
Spotted Owl Award (Winner — 2010)
Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (Shortlist — First Novel — 2010)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2010)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2010)