Mika
Popular, I know about popular
It's not about who you are or your fancy car
You're only ever who you were
Popular, I know about popular
And all that you have to do is be true to you
That's all you ever need to know
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February 12, 2013
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— Editorial Content for Etiquette and EspionageContributorsReviewer (text)Amy Alessio
Sophronia likes to take things apart to study them. She does not like to take tea with nosy neighbors or wear fashionable clothes. Consequently, her mother sends her to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality, but this is no ordinary etiquette school. Sophronia will have to master spy skills in addition to society skills and quickly, as she is embroiled in intrigue even before she arrives --- for one, the school is an airship, and a werewolf has to jump the students aboard in this fun steampunk world! Read More Teaser
Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her 14-year-old daughter Sophronia to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But at this school, ladies learn the fine arts of dance, dress and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion and espionage --- in the politest possible ways, of course. PromoMrs. Temminnick is desperate for her 14-year-old daughter Sophronia to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But at this school, ladies learn the fine arts of dance, dress and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion and espionage --- in the politest possible ways, of course. About the Book
It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School.
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners --- and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion and espionage --- in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education. Set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate, this YA series debut is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail's legions of fans have come to adore. Copyright © 2026 The Book Report, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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