A whimsical adventure-filled mystery about a young orphan at the edge of society who finds
herself at the center of a city's secrets. For fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate
Events . " I was hooked from the beginning … Move over Lemony Snicket!" —Karen Foxlee
award-winning author of Lenny’s Book of Everything Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when
she’s sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans Runaways and Wayward Girls—the last resort
after causing a ruckus at the orphanage where she was living. Except . . . the Institute isn’t
some dreadful dreary place like she thought. Instead it’s full of curious girls training to
solve mysteries fight bad guys and keep the city safe. In between fencing lessons and
discovering all the shortcuts in the building Maggie finds herself making friends at the
Midwatch and finally feeling like she’s home. And when a woman goes missing Maggie’s off on
her first assignment with each step leading her deeper into the secrets of the city. With
gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and pages of “Useful Things Every Girl Should Know”
(like how send messages in morse code and how to shout extremely loudly) The Midwatch is a
whimsical adventure-filled mystery from internationally bestselling author-illustrator Judith
Rossell.
