Emily Lime and the Book Thieves

Daphne Blakeway is not a hooligan at all - just a young lady with character. Too bad not every school will understand this. But Santa Rita is a very special educational institution! Daphne could not even imagine that it was SO special. To find herself drawn into a detective story on the very first day is too much! Daphne loves to read - so she agrees to become an assistant to the librarian's assistant. Only her "boss" Emily Lime, a real bookworm, simply attracts troubles and adventures. As does George, the only boy in the whole school. As do her roommates. In Santa Rita, something is happening all the time: either a cannonball breaks through the dorm floor, or during a night foray for jam, someone falls into the clutches of the Beast, or a fire breaks out in the library. By the way, the library is of interest to someone else too - someone with far-reaching insidious plans... But Daphne, Emily and George will bring the intruder to justice! Dave Shelton was born in Leicester (England), and now lives in Cambridge with his wife, daughter, cat and dog. He created a large series of detective comics about the dog, published in The Guardian, a dedication to his wife and cat is still ahead, and a book for his daughter is, of course, "Emily Lime". This fascinating story has absorbed the techniques and characters in the spirit of British classics of the 19th century, Agatha Christie and Roald Dahl and is designed for readers from 9-10 years old. David Shelton is distinguished by a light, ironic style, brilliantly preserved in Russian by the translator Natalia Klyuchareva. The Russian edition was illustrated by Alexandra Mitkalova. For middle school age.