This has the N named main character and Elizabeth aspects so maybe this one? Emma Clemons Southfield Public Library Youth Dept Intern Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Colleen Kingsbury via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 11:22:58 AM To: michlib-l@mcls.org <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL][Michlib-l] Young adult book stumper 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<http://%20www.plymouthlibrary.org/>
