The Lost Property Office

James R. Hannibal presents a thrilling adventure through history, complete with mysteries, secret items, codes, and a touch of magic in this stunning middle grade debut.

Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal people have long given up on ever seeing again. If only he could find his father, who has disappeared in London without a trace.

But Jack's father was not who he claimed to be. It turns out that he was a member of a secret society of detectives that has served the crown for centuries--and membership into the Lost Property Office is Jack's inheritance.

Now the only way Jack will ever see his father again is if he finds what the nefarious Clockmaker is after: the Ember, which holds a secret that has been kept since the Great Fire of London. Will Jack be able to find the Ember and save his father, or will his talent for finding things fall short?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/08/2016
ISBN: 9781481467094
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.31h x 5.88w x 1.25d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 89
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 54
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 90 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 186111 / Lost Property Office
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 11