Carriger, G. (2013). Etiquette & espionage. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Sophronia Temminick is a 14 year girl who has been sent to "charm school" by her annoyed and embarrassed mother. Charm school is more specifically called Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. Sophronia leaves home with whom she thinks is the head mistress and her adventure into an unusual world begins. She is met with a series of events that include taking on a troop of thieves, werewolves, and meeting her new professors (one of which happens to be a Vampire) at her floating school, all the while discovering all the mechanical inventions that are apart of this school. Sophronia sets out to get the "prototype" (a communication devise) with a few new friends a long the way only to be embarrassed in front of her family yet again.
Etiquette and Espionage is the first novel of the Finishing School Series. It is an imaginative fantastic fiction with a combination of many different elements. It is part science fiction and more specifically Steampunk fiction. It incorporates technology and design that is inspired by 19th century steam powered machinery. The story is set in a Victorian world that also happens to includes supernatural ware wolves and vampires. So much unusual and unique imagination keeps the readers inspired to read more. The intended audience is for young adult females (not exclusively of course) and has a certain appeal to that group showing that women can be strong,powerful, charming and highly intelligent. Other books that would make for a good follow up reading of this series is the Parasol Protectorate series of books written by the same author, Gail Carrier.
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