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Newt's Emerald: Magic, Maids, and Masquerades
Newt's Emerald Magic Maids and Masquerades Author:Garth Nix [Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12 - 17)] — Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a Regency romance with a fantasy twist. New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger calls it ''charming; quite, quite charming.'' — After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her, she devises a simp... more »le plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a mustache-wearing man. During Truthful's dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally, and an evil sorceress -- but will she find the emerald?« less