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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Verity Sparks
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y separately published work icon The Truth about Verity Sparks Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011 Z1799271 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure detective mystery mystery fantasy 'Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past?

'Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary girl - she has an almost perfect memory and possesses the talent of Teleagtivism. She can easily find things that are lost! When Verity is wrongly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, she goes to live with the Plushes - a slightly Bohemian family who run a Confidential Inquiry Agency. Verity helps them solve cases and slowly becomes one of the family.

'But patches of the truth about her past begin to surface, along with the special talent that Professor Plush is helping her explore. Who were her real parents? Is she the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter? Who is sending poison pen letters about Verity to the Plushes? Who doesn't want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks?

'An adventure/mystery with a dash of the supernatural thrown in; The Truth About Verity Sparks is packed with chases through the dark alleys of London, séances in high-class dining rooms, pet pythons named Anthony and Cleopatra, murdered opera singers and much, much more.' (From the publisher's website.)
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y separately published work icon Verity Sparks, Lost and Found Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013 6023642 2013 single work children's fiction children's fantasy mystery

'Melbourne. 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father. But she has lost her gift - the ability to find lost things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to the exclusive boarding school Hilltop House. But Verity is more interested in solving the case of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. As the investigation deepens, danger and intrigue grow closer. Will Verity's gift return before it s too late?' (Publisher's burb)
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y separately published work icon Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand Susan Green , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2015 8197635 2015 single work children's fiction children's mystery fantasy

'Castlemaine, 1880. Verity is on holiday with Papa and her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end. A terrible crime has been committed. When Verity tries to investigate, her gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? Who is the ghostly woman following Verity? Is she connected to the kidnapping? Terrible secrets are being revealed. With her friends in danger, Verity needs all her courage and skill to solve the crime. But is that enough?' (Publication summary)

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