[Michlib-l] Young adult book stumper

[Colleen Kingsbury]

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
<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039864.Dangerous_Times> along.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 11:22 AM Colleen Kingsbury <
ckingsbury at 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
> <http://%20www.plymouthlibrary.org/>
>


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*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/>
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