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Life will never be the same for Ananka Fishbein after she ventures into an enormous sinkhole near her New York City apartment. A million rats, delinquent Girl Scouts out for revenge, and a secret city below the streets of Manhattan combine in this remarkable novel about a darker side of New... read more
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Characters edit
- Ananka Fishbein: The main character. A New Yorker. She and Kiki are the first to find Shadow City.
- Kiki Strike: A mysterious girl who goes to Ananka's school.
- Luz Lopez: A brilliant inventor.
- Deedee Morlock: A talented young scientist.
- Oona Wong: A master of forgery.
- Betty Bent: One of the more mysterious girls in the group, Betty is a master of disguise.
- Verushka: Kiki's guardian.
- Sidonia Galatzina: The princess, New York's "It Girl".
- Naomi Throgmorton: Sidonia's friend. Part of "The Five"
- Mitzi Mulligan: the schools kick boxing champion
- Livia: Sidonia's mother. evil
- Iris: A sassy little girl who is very resourceful/
- Penelope Young: A preepy teen girl who is constantly talking
- Jacob Harcott: Add a description of this character.
- Augustus Quakenbush
- Thomas Vandervoort
- Sophia: Kiki's mother.
- Tyler Deitz
- Oliver Harcott
- Sergei: Livia's right-hand man.
- Pearcy Leake: Author of "Glimpses of Gotham".
- Adam Gunderson: News reporter.
- Mrs. Gonzalez
- Mr. Katzwinkle
- Janice
- Bannerman Ball
- Bob Goodman: fake fbi worker
Quotes edit
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“"'You big crybaby,' I whispered into his ear. 'Now you know why your mom warned you not to hit girls. Sometimes they hit back.'"”
Ananka Fishbein
First Sentence edit
Until the age of twelve, I led what most people would consider an unexceptional life.
Table of Contents edit
To Whom It May Concern
1. The Shadow City
2. The Devil in the Details
3. Hide-and-Go-Seek
4. School for Scandal
5. The Bank Street Irregulars
6. The Best-Laid Plans
7. Curiouser and Curiouser
8. The Big Bang
9. The Case of the Vanishing Villain
10. A Visit from Lady Luck
11. The Chinatown Incident
12. The Return of Kiki Strike
13. The Bannerman Balls
14. Damsels in Distress
15. The Little Princess
16. Sugar & Spice & Not Very Nice
17. Death by Chocolate
18. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
19. The Legend of Kiki Strike
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Kiki Strike. (standard series)
Followed by The Empress's Tomb.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kirsten Miller (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: German
Publisher: bloomsbury
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 3827051703
Page Count: 398
Publisher: bloomsbury
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 3827051703
Page Count: 398
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