The Pearl Thief

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Before Verity . . . there was Julie.

When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated. And once she returns to her grandfather's estate, a bit banged up but alive, she begins to realize that her injury might not have been an accident. One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.

Desperate to figure out what happened, she befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveler boy who found her when she was injured, and his standoffish sister, Ellen. As Julie grows closer to this family, she witnesses firsthand some of the prejudices they've grown used to-a stark contrast to her own upbringing-and finds herself exploring thrilling new experiences that have nothing to do with a missing-person investigation.

Her memory of that day returns to her in pieces, and when a body is discovered, her new friends are caught in the crosshairs of long-held biases about Travelers. Julie must get to the bottom of the mystery in order to keep them from being framed for the crime.

This exhilarating coming-of-age story, a prequel to the Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, returns to a beloved character just before she first takes flight.

Author: Elizabeth Wein
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781484717165
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 188894 / Pearl Thief


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2017 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 03/06/2017
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 154
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 159
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
BookPage 05/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2017 pg. 107

About the Author
Elizabeth Wein was born in New York City, grew up abroad, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is an avid flyer of small planes. She also holds a PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. Visit her at www.elizabethwein.com.