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Newt’s Emerald

Garth Nix

At her eighteenth-birthday celebration, Lady Truthful Newington’s magical family emerald is stolen. The jewel grants magical power to its wearer and supports the Newington family’s fortune; after it disappears, Truthful’s father becomes ill. Determined to retrieve it, Truthful goes to London and, using her great-aunt’s magic, adopts the disguise of a male French cousin so she can travel freely. She meets Major Harnett, who agrees to help search for the missing heirloom as the mystery unfolds amid Regency society and magic.

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Book details

Themes
Adventure · Family · Folklore And Mythology · Identity · Mystery And Discovery
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Clarion Books
Published
January 13, 2026
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9780062360052
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2016Fiction for Young Adults
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