Lady Friday (Keys to the Kingdom Series #5)

by Garth Nix

Overview

The fifth book in Garth Nix's New York Times bestselling series!

Four of the seven Trustees have been defeated and their Keys taken, but for Arthur, the week is still getting worse. Suzy Blue and Fred Gold Numbers have been captured by the Piper, and his New Nithling army still controls most of the Great Maze. Superior Saturday is causing trouble wherever she can, including turning off all the elevators in the House and blocking the Front Door. Amidst all this trouble, Arthur must weigh an offer from Lady Friday that is either a cunning trap for the Rightful Heir or a golden opportunity he must seize -- before he's beaten to it!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338240443
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/26/2018
Series:	Keys to the Kingdom Series , #5
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Garth Nix is the New York Times bestselling author of the Old Kingdom series, a modern classic of fantasy literature that includes the novels Sabriel, Lireal, Abhorsen, and Clariel. He is also the author of The Keys to the Kingdom series, Shade's Children, A Confusion of Princes, Newt's Emerald, and (with Sean Williams) the Troubletwisters series, among other novels. You can find out a whole lot more about him at garthnix.com.

Editorial Reviews

Could it be worse? Four of the seven Trustees have been defeated and stripped of their keys; Suzy Blue and Fred Gold Numbers have been captured by the Piper, whose New Nithling brigades control most of the Great Maze. Meanwhile, Superior Saturday is raising havoc wherever she can, turning off elevators and blocking the front door. In the midst of this depressing chaos, Arthur must weigh a suspicious offer from Lady Friday. No doubt about it: The race to find the secret of the Middle House is on!

Gr 6-9
Arthur Penhaligon is having a bad week. Of course he is now "Lord Arthur, Rightful Heir to the Architect, Commander of the Army of the Architect, and a whole lot of other stuff" since defeating Sir Thursday, but his job certainly isn't any easier. Lady Friday has supposedly abandoned her claim to the Middle House, and she has challenged Arthur, the Piper, and Superior Saturday to find the Fifth Key and gain control of the Middle. Meanwhile, Arthur's friend Leaf has been captured by Lady Friday and is being used to lure Arthur into her trap. She has become obsessed with "Experiencing" mortal memories and is bent on taking as many humans as she can. As with other books in the series, this story is replete with characters that are good, bad, and ambiguous. The plot is complex, and readers need to read the four previous books to have any sense of what is going on in this one. As always, Nix's writing is witty and the plays on words are entertaining. The author gives just enough new information to keep the series' fans coming back for more, but he doesn't answer many questions.
—Cheri DobbsCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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