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DeutschThe Ministry of Unladylike Activity
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| Author | Robin Stevens |
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| Cover artist | Jan Bielecki[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery fiction, Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House |
Publication date | 2022 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 400 |
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is the first book in a new children's mystery fiction series by British-American author Robin Stevens.
Plot
[edit]The book is set in 1940, at the start of World War II, and the British government is setting up a secret agency to train spies, called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity. The protagonists are three new detectives from different backgrounds who find themselves caught up in two murders.
Reception
[edit]The book has won several accolades including:
- Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
- Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year 2022
- One of Waterstones' Best Children's Books of 2022
- One of the Daily Mail's choice of 2022's children's books
- One of the Irish Times' children's books of 2022[2]
- One of the Guardian's best children's books of 2022[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministry of Unladylike Activity". Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Children's Books of the Year 2022". Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-02-16. (subscription required)
- ^ "Children's and teens roundup – the best new chapter books". The Guardian. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-16.