[Michlib-l] Young adult book stumper

[Elizabeth Dekkinga]

This might be an option, *The Course of All Treasons* by Suzanne M. Wolfe
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612114/the-course-of-all-treasons-by-suzanne-m-wolfe/

Main Character is named Nicholas, "Nick" and he's an Elizabethan Spy, don't
know if he joins the company of Shakespeare though.

Hope this helps!




On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 11:26 AM Colleen Kingsbury via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.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
>
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>
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