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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016-05-04

Detective's Assistant

Detective's Assistant

Kate Hannigan, Author

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9780316403498

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"In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father"--Provided by publisher.
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Based on real historical figures, this smart and spunky story blends deduction and humor with themes of forgiveness and belonging. A spirited sleuth makes her mark—with style.

Keywords and Themes: Deduction • Forgiveness • Friendship • Girls & Women • Historical • Humor • Independence • Ingenuity • Juvenile Fiction • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Mystery • Responsibility • Strategy • United States - 19th Century • United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Readability • 6.2

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 368

Subjects • Warne • Kate • Lincoln • Abraham • Pinkerton's National Detective Agency • Women detectives • Aunts • Orphans • Sex role • Chicago (Ill.) • History • 19th century • Mystery and detective stories • Detective and mystery fiction • Historical fiction

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century

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!

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.

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