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Book

The Pear affair

Call Number

  • J EAGL (CEN)

Edition

First US edition.

Publication Information

Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books, 2022.

Physical Description

277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Audience

Ages 10-14 Candlewick Press.

Summary

While accompanying her parents to Paris, twelve-year-old Nell sets off to investigate the disappearance of her beloved, former au pair, Perrine, affectionately known as Pear. With the help of a friendly bellboy at her parents' hotel, Nell sets out into-- and under-- the streets of Paris. They bring to light a sinister plot to destroy a cherished-- and delicious-- part of Parisian life. -- adapted from jacket.

Notes

"First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2020"--Title page verso.

Subjects

Added Authors

Jo-Anne Rioux