To best the boys / (Record no. 54305)
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| fixed length control field | 03200nam a2200217 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 191111b2019 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781404111639 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Fiction WEB-M |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Weber, Mary |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | To best the boys / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Mary Weber |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Thomas Nelson Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 321 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 599.00. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of pinsburry port receive a mysterious letter inviting all gentlemen to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male stemwick University. Every year, The poorer residents look to see what fancy parchment it's printed on. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive the dangerous competition. And rhen tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink was created from, using her father's microscope. In the province of caldon, where women are trained in wifely duties and men are encouraged into collegiate education, sixteen-year-old rhen tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. In fact, when the poor of her seaside town begin falling prey to a crippling disease, she and her discredited Professor father are the ones who work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well, rhen decides it's time to pursue her future-not through the ordinary societal means but through the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, seleni, by her side, rhen dons a disguise and enters Mr. Holm's labyrinth to best the boys and claim the scholarship Prize. Except not everyone survives these games, and rhen must learn that her place in the world isn't determined by not fitting in but rather by belonging to the one person she believes in. Herself.Only then can she change the tides of tradition.<br/>In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands—through the annual all-male scholarship competition.<br/><br/>With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm’s labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesn’t know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze.<br/><br/>Welcome to the labyrinth.<br/><br/>Praise for To Best the Boys:<br/><br/>“Atmospheric, romantic, inspiring.” —KRISTEN CICCARELLI, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara<br/><br/>"Smart, determined, and ready to take on the world: Rhen Tellur is an outstanding heroine with every reason to win a competition historically intended for boys." —Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady Jane<br/><br/>A “Hunger Games/Handmaid’s Tale mash-up.” —BN Teen Blog |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Children Fiction |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Teenage girls |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scholarships |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Anonymous letters |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Competition |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Diseases |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | FIC | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | Fiction "1st Floor" | 11/11/2019 | 599.00 | 4 | 1 | Fiction WEB-M | 40036 | 13/07/2024 | 03/02/2023 | 11/11/2019 | Books |