![]() ![]() I tend to be very picky when it comes to YA fantasy, and while I’ve always been enamored with the idea of books set in the Victorian Era and with the Steampunk theme in general I don't often find books with those elements that hold my interest. This is the first book I’ve read by Gail Carriger. Ladies and gentlemen of propriety are combined with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires, making this story a steampunkmystery and an adventure mash-up that is sure to intrigue readers." - School Library Journal, starred review, "If spunky Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey happened onto a steampunk set, she might look a lot like Sophronia Angelina Temminnick."- ShelfAwareness, Blending intrigue and elements of the school story, Carriger introduces teen readers to a supernatural-meets-steampunk world full of action and wit.Etiquette and Espionage is the first book in the Finishing School series. Ladies and gentlemen of propriety are combined with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires, making this story a steampunkmystery and an adventure mash-up that is sure to intrigue readers.", Praise for the New York Times bestselling Etiquette & Espionage : An ALSC Notable Book for Children A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick A YALSA Popular Paperback Pick A Horn Book Summer Reading List Selection * "Carriger's YA debut brings her mix of Victorian paranormal steampunk and winning heroines to a whole new audience.with cleverly Victorian methods of espionage, witty banter, lighthearted silliness, and a ship full of intriguingly quirky people." - Booklist, starred review, If spunky Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey happened onto a steampunk set, she might look a lot like Sophronia Angelina Temminnick., "Blending intrigue and elements of the school story, Carriger introduces teen readers to a supernatural-meets-steampunk world full of action and wit."- Horn Book, * "Carriger's leading lady is a strong, independent role model for female readers. * "Carriger deploys laugh-out-loud bon mots on nearly every page.Amid all the fun, the author works in commentary on race and class in a sparkling start to the Finishing School series."- Publishers Weekly, starred review, Praise for the New York Times bestselling Etiquette & Espionage : A Horn Book Summer Reading List Selection * "Carriger's YA debut brings her mix of Victorian paranormal steampunk and winning heroines to a whole new audience.with cleverly Victorian methods of espionage, witty banter, lighthearted silliness, and a ship full of intriguingly quirky people.", * "Carriger deploys laugh-out-loud bon mots on nearly every page.Amid all the fun, the author works in commentary on race and class in a sparkling start to the Finishing School series.", Praise for Etiquette & Espionage : * "Carriger's YA debut brings her mix of Victorian paranormal steampunk and winning heroines to a whole new audience.with cleverly Victorian methods of espionage, witty banter, lighthearted silliness, and a ship full of intriguingly quirky people.", * "Carriger's leading lady is a strong, independent role model for female readers. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage-in the politest possible ways, of course. ![]() At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish.everything. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners-and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. ![]() Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. This young adult steampunk series debut set in the same world as the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail Carriger's legions of fans have come to adore.
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