A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life.

First published: United Kingdom : MacMillan, 2005.

A is for arson -- B is for blackmail -- C is for contraband -- D is for daylight robbery -- E is for extortion -- F is for fair mark -- G is for gentleman's agreement -- H is for high treason -- I is for informer -- J is for judgment -- K is for kidnapping -- L is for lockpick -- M is for murder -- N is for not proven -- O is for oath -- P is for prison -- Q is for questioning -- R is for redemption -- S is for sedition -- T is for trial by combat -- U is for undefended -- V is for verdict.