MONTMORENCY: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?

Eleanor Updale, . . Scholastic, $5.99 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-439-58036-6

"The author employs a distinctive, wry voice in this debut novel to launch a series about a convict-turned-gentleman in late 19th-century England," wrote PW . "A fine introduction to the thriller genre." Ages 9-12. (Apr.)

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