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The bookshop girl / Sylvia Bishop ; illustrated by Poly Bernatene.
Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret.
Record details
- ISBN: 1682630455
- ISBN: 9781682630457
- Physical Description: 136 pages : illustrations
- Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: London : Scholastic Children's Books, 2017. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.95 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Bisho | 31681020090809 | JFIC | Checked out | 10/16/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret. - Baker & Taylor
A whimsical delight, crafted with quirkiness and a touch of classic charm
The Joneses have just won the Great Montgomery Book Emporium in a contest, and itâs every book loverâs dream! The pull of a lever calls forth a room full of marvelous wondersâfrom the Room of Woodland tales with its squirrels and mice, to the rocket ship in the Room of Space Adventures, and the aquarium ceiling in the Room of Ocean Tales.
But there is more to the Emporium than its thousands of books in extravagant displays. In fact, the previous owner is hiding something that could destroy absolutely everything for the Joneses.
Property Jones has a whopper of a secret tooâand it might just be the key to saving her family and their bookshop from the clutches of a nasty villain.
Sylvia Bishopâs exceptional and fantastical U.S. debut features a cast of memorable, quirky characters, including the resourceful Property Jones herself and her cantankerous kitten side-kick, beautiful descriptions of the tactile pleasures of books, and the magical transporting quality bookstores can have for readers. - Baker & Taylor
When her book-loving family wins a magnificent, magical library filled with wonderful books in extravagant displays, Sylvia is compelled to reveal a personal secret to protect her loved ones from the schemes of a dastardly villain. A first U.S. release. - Random House, Inc.
Despite growing up in the bookstore she was abandoned in, eleven-year-old Property Jones cannot read...and she's been keeping that hidden for years.
Little does Property know the skills she's developed in place of reading could save her adoptive family from a dastardly plot that's set to cheat them out of everything. You see, the Joneses have just won a contest for ownership of another bookstore, the Great Montgomery Book Emporiumâand it's every booklover's dream! The pull of a lever calls forth rooms full of marvelous wonders?from the Room of Space Adventures with its rocket ship to the Room of Ocean Tales with its aquarium ceiling.
But there is more to the Emporium than its thousands of books in extravagant displays. In fact, the previous owner, Mr. Montgomery, has not paid a very greedy man for a very expensive book. A book which the Joneses discover Mr. Montgomery damaged. While her family worries about losing the Emporium altogether, Property begins to notice strange things about this book. Things which can only be smelled or touched...
Sylvia Bishop's fantastical middle grade mystery debut is an entertaining tale filled with whimsy, mechanical wonder, and memorably quirky characters.
