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Hannigan, Kate.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hannigan, Kate.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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The
detective
's
assistant
/ by Kate Hannigan.
by
Hannigan, Kate.
Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Call #:
FICTION HAN
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
9780316403511 (hc.)
Description:
359 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary:
"Based on the extraordinary true story of America'
s
first-ever female
detective
, this fast-paced adventure recounts feats of daring and danger...including saving the life of Abraham Lincoln!"--From publisher.
"Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives on her aunt'
s
doorstep lugging a heavy sack of sorrows. If her Aunt Kate rejects her, it'
s
the miserable Home for the Friendless. Luckily, canny Nell makes herself indispensable to Aunt Kate...and not just by helping out with household chores. For Kate Warne is the first-ever female
detective
employed by the legendary Pinkerton
Detective
Agency. And Nell has a knack for the kind of close listening and bold action that made Pinkerton detectives famous in Civil War-era America. With huge, nation-changing events simmering in the background, Nell uses skills new and old to uncover truths about her past and solve mysteries in the present."--From publisher.
Audience:
Grades: 5-8. SLJ.
Genre:
Mystery fiction, Juvenile.
Historical fiction, Juvenile.
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Children's Fiction
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