A Royal Conundrum (the Misfits) by Yee, Lisa

A Royal Conundrum (the Misfits)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)--who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat!

"For any kid who's felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!" --Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate and Max & the Midknights

Olive Cobin Zang has . . . issues. And they mostly aren't her fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a knack for finding her. So, imagine her doubts when she's suddenly dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever: a former castle turned prison that's now a "reforming arts school"!

But nothing could've prepared Olive for RASCH (not "rash"). There, she's lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in, and discovers that the academy isn't what it seems--and neither is she. In fact, RASCH is a cover for an elite group of misfits who fight crime . . . and Olive has arrived just in time.

Turns out that RASCH is in danger of closing, unless Olive's class can stop the heist of the century. And as Olive falls in love with this wacky school, she realizes it's up to her new team to save the only home that's ever welcomed them.

Author: Lisa Yee
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/02/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Series: The Misfits
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781984830296
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522966 / Royal Conundrum


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 10/23/2023
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2023
School Library Journal 12/01/2023 pg. 92
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 104
Shelf Awareness 01/03/2024
BookPage 01/01/2024

About the Author
Lisa Yee has taken a private-investigator course, and it's slightly possible that she's a secret undercover operative. She's also a Newbery Honoree and a National Book Award finalist for Maizy Chen's Last Chance. Some of her other twenty-one novels are the groundbreaking Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time; and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A frequent contributor to NPR's Books We Love, she divides her time between Western Massachusetts and Los Angeles.

Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of over a hundred books. His picture book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend received the Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated The Blur, Lift, and Drawn Together, both written by Minh LĂȘ, which received critical acclaim. Dan is also the creator of the Disney animated hit The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family. Learn more at dansantatbooks.com or visit him on Instagram and Twitter @dsantat.