California Young Reader Medal
2011 · Middle School · Nominee
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Stephanie led a pretty quiet existence until her uncle died. Not only did he leave her his mansion, he left her a new best friend—Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton detective (sorry, a supernatural skeleton detective)—who waltzes into her life for keeps. Now she's acquiring magical powers, endangering her life to fight evil, and trading snappy comebacks with something without a body.
So much for her quiet existence.
Stephanie's big job is to find the Scepter of the Ancients—a weapon capable of destroying anyone and anything—before the evil Faceless Ones steal it for themselves. She just has to defeat a bunch of ghouls, kick the butts of a clan of vampires, and hide her powers from the entire world (oh, and her parents).
No worries. She's got a bunch of bones on her side.
So much for her quiet existence.
Stephanie's big job is to find the Scepter of the Ancients—a weapon capable of destroying anyone and anything—before the evil Faceless Ones steal it for themselves. She just has to defeat a bunch of ghouls, kick the butts of a clan of vampires, and hide her powers from the entire world (oh, and her parents).
No worries. She's got a bunch of bones on her side.
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Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2010 · Teen · Nominee
Sasquatch Award
2010 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2010 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2009 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Great Stone Face Book Award
2008 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
2008 · Audiobook · Honor Book
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2008 · Children Ages 8-12 · Finalist
Cybils
2007 · Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr · Finalist
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