One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.

And once she returns to her grandfather's estate, a bit banged up but alive, she begins to realize that her injury might not have been an accident. When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated. Julie must get to the bottom of the mystery in order to keep them from being framed for the crime.About the Book Fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in a hospital not knowing how she was injured, and soon befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveller boy who found her, and later, when a body is discovered, she experiences the prejudices his family has endured and tries to keep them from being framed for the crime.īook Synopsis Don't miss Elizabeth Wein's stunning new novel, Stateless Before Verity. Her memory of that day returns to her in pieces, and when a body is discovered, her new friends are caught in the crosshairs of long-held biases about Travellers. As Julie grows closer to this family, she witnesses firsthand some of the prejudices they've grown used to, a stark contrast to her own upbringing, and finds herself exploring thrilling new experiences that have nothing to do with a missing-person investigation. One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.ĭesperate to figure out what happened, she befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveller boy who found her when she was injured, and his standoffish sister, Ellen.

When fifteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated.

Join host Becky Anderson as she talks to author Elizabeth Wein about her new novel, 'The Pearl Thief,' the prequel to the Printz Honor Book 'Code Name Verity.' The new novel returns to a beloved character just before she first takes flight.

The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein