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Pick the Lock
Pick the Lock
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From the award-winning author of Dig comes a weird and insightful novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family's secrets. "A roller coaster of a book, Pick the Lock is one thrill after another."--NPR "Updated and recast for a new generation, this is a much-needed, thought-provoking tale of survival and triumph."--BCCB, starred review
Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father, who confines Jane's mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she's at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she gains access to the files for a lifetime of security camera videos--her lifetime. Pick the Lock is a punk opera, a primal scream, and a portrait of a family buried in lies.
Author: A. S. King
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/24/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.78w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780593353974
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2024
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2024
Booklist 07/01/2024 pg. 78
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2024
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2024
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2024 pg. 89
School Library Journal 11/08/2024 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father, who confines Jane's mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she's at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she gains access to the files for a lifetime of security camera videos--her lifetime. Pick the Lock is a punk opera, a primal scream, and a portrait of a family buried in lies.
Author: A. S. King
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/24/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.78w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780593353974
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2024
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2024
Booklist 07/01/2024 pg. 78
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2024
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2024
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2024 pg. 89
School Library Journal 11/08/2024 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
About the Author
A.S. King is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel Dig won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her "one of the best YA writers working today." In 2022, she was awarded the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant contribution to YA literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade.
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