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<div dir="ltr"><span id="ms-outlook-ios-cursor"></span>This has the N named main character and Elizabeth aspects so maybe this one?</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 16, 2024 11:22:58 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL][Michlib-l] Young adult book stumper</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello all,
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<div>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
<b>not </b>from Gary Blackwood's <i>Shakespeare Stealer </i>series. </div>
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<div>Some other details she believes she remembers: </div>
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<li>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. </li><li>She believes the main character was an orphan, and his name <i>may </i>have started with an N.</li><li>The story takes place in London and Queen Elizabeth plays into the plot somehow.</li></ul>
<div>I appreciate any potential leads, and thank you for your time!</div>
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