Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search


The book case: an Emily Lime mystery Cover Image Book Book

The book case: an Emily Lime mystery / by Dave Shelton.

Shelton, Dave, (author.).

Summary:

"Daphne is off to an exclusive girls' boarding school, where she'll be given a brand-new start after her expulsion. But St. Rita's school for girls is not your ordinary school. And these are certainly not ordinary girls. As it turns out, nothing is quite what you'd expect at St. Rita's. But then she meets Emily Lime, a crime-solving genius, who's looking for a new library assistant. And the book smart Daphne is just the girl for the job. Mystery and intrigue are about to strike St. Rita's and Emily Lime is going to need all the help she can get." --Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1338323792
  • ISBN: 9781338323795
  • ISBN: 9781910989395
  • ISBN: 1910989398
  • Physical Description: 358 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Inc., 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by David Fickling Books, Oxford." --title page verso.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Boarding schools > Fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J SHELT D (Text) 33126022461739 JFiction Available -
Independence Branch J SHELT D (Text) 33126022461697 JFiction Available -
► Summaries & More
► Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads
▼ Additional Content
  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2019 May

    Gr 4–6—There are strange and ridiculous goings-on at an extremely odd and wacky 1950s British girls' boarding school. Daphne discovers this even before her arrival when she's asked to return a lurid hard-boiled detective novel to the school by a train conductor. While there is indeed a mystery at the heart of this tale, the author muddies the plot development in favor of world-building, done through entertaining scenes featuring goofy but clichéd characters. For example, the titular Emily Lime turns out to be an unlikable, holier-than-thou library helper, replete with "wonky" glasses and a beret, who gets outraged at the thought of people mishandling books. All characters are white and British. Chapters cover one or two simple scenes with a good balance of dialogue, description, and action, and are liberally illustrated with cartoonish ink drawings of the characters, usually in poses suggesting the extreme emotions vividly conveyed the text. VERDICT This over-the-top story may tickle the funny bone of fans of Andy Griffiths's "Treehouse" series.—Rhona Campbell, Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC

    Copyright 2019 School Library Journal.
► Shelf Browser
► MARC Record

Additional Resources