The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

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Call Number: Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Nix, Garth, Teen Fiction / Nix, Garth
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Pittsfield Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Nix, Garth	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Nix, Garth	4-week checkout	Due 05-17-2024
Westgate Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Nix, Garth	4-week checkout	Due 05-23-2024

A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.
In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions. He is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of Merlin, a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones). With the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), they are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world... in addition to running several bookshops. Merlin and his sister Vivien, are on a quest to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As they tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, their quest overlaps with Susan's. -- adapted from jacket.

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Great start of a series submitted by basketcasemom on August 3, 2023, 11:22pm Aaaahhh! To be young, in London, doing magic, trying not to get killed. Best of all, headquarters in a BOOK STORE.

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London submitted by rsmcphail on September 15, 2023, 5:08pm If you enjoy fairy tales and things British, you'll like this book: a believable alternate world, good dialog, and tangible characters. Rated Teen (some romance but no sex).