I believe an answer has been found, thank you friends! Shoutout to Kate at Brighton, Cathy at Highland, and Theresa at West Bloomfield for all sending Dangerous Times by L. Britney along.On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 11:22 AM Colleen Kingsbury <ckingsbury@plymouthlibrary.org> wrote:Hello all,I could use a little help from the librarian hive mind! A patron approached me with a book stumper yesterday, and I've had no luck searching on my own. She is looking for a book she checked out from her high school library (so we're looking at a 2011 or earlier publication date) about a boy who works as a spy and joins Shakespeare's play company. It was historical & spy fiction without any magical elements, and she remembers a section at the back of the book with spy codes. She insists this book was not from Gary Blackwood's Shakespeare Stealer series.Some other details she believes she remembers:
- The book had a red cover, and prominently featured the protagonist (potentially holding a sword) -- she described the cover as having a very quintessentially 2000s design.
- She believes the main character was an orphan, and his name may have started with an N.
- The story takes place in London and Queen Elizabeth plays into the plot somehow.
I appreciate any potential leads, and thank you for your time!--Colleen Kingsbury
Teen Services Librarian, Plymouth District Library
223 S Main Street | Plymouth, MI 48170
734-453-0750 ext. 271 | plymouthlibrary.org
--_______________________________________________Colleen Kingsbury
Teen Services Librarian, Plymouth District Library
223 S Main Street | Plymouth, MI 48170
734-453-0750 ext. 271 | plymouthlibrary.org
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