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Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past? Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary girl - she has an almost perfect memory and possesses the talent of Teleagtivism. She can easily find things that are lost! When Verity is wrongly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, she goes to live with the Plushes - a slightly Bohemian family who run a show more Confidential Inquiry Agency. Verity helps them solve cases and slowly becomes one of the family. But patches of the truth about her past begin to surface, along with the special talent that Professor Plush is helping her explore. show lessTags
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Thirteen-year-old orphan Verity Sparks works as a milliner in Victorian London. She has an extraordinary talent for finding things that are lost. Verity is falsly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, but the Confidential Inquiry Agency is on the case. The family take Verity in and her talent helps them solve cases. Verity is haunted by her unknown circumstances of birth. She receives poison pen letters, is chased through London's dark alleys, takes part in séances and helps to care for pet pythons. Verity is a very likeable character in this tale of murder and intrigue. A good read plus I liked the cover.
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ESP, psychic powers -- children's/young adult fiction
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- Original publication date
- 2011
- People/Characters
- Verity Sparks
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- London, England, UK
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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