The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls

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 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, NPR, Kirkus Reviews An ALSC 2026 Notable Children's Book 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 friend

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