Letty and the Mystery of the Word Thieves
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
LONDON, OCTOBER 1775
Lettice Breech is itching to go on another adventure. But her beloved Pa is sick, and their home is in danger. Letty needs money. She needs treasure.
So, when a mysterious socialite appears in London, promising more treasure than she can imagine, Letty finds herself embroiled in a thrilling new mystery right in her home city. Baffling poems, puzzling clues in dictionaries, and curious notes from a mysterious group known only as The Alphabetters lead Letty …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241657478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241657474 |
| Author: | Penny Boxall |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Penny Boxall
Penny Boxall writes middle-grade fiction. She is fascinated by all things 18th-century. In her museum jobs, she has helped look after William Wordsworth’s spectacles at Dove Cottage, Laurence Sterne’s porcelain cow at Shandy Hall, Mughal miniatures at the Ashmolean, and the Queen’s tapestries.
She holds an MA in Creative Writing from UEA and has published three poetry collections, including Ship of the Line, which won Scotland’s largest poetry prize. She has held residencies at an Oxford college, a Scottish castle, a Swiss chateau, and a shipping container near Loch Long.
She grew up in Aberdeenshire and now lives in York. She can often be found wuthering about on the moors.
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