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      <image:title>About - Jo Beckett-King is the author of the Bea Bellerose mysteries published by Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers. Her debut middle-grade novel, The House of Found Objects, was released in July 2025, and the sequel, The Lost Jewels of Room 713, is available for preorder.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Originally from the north of England, she spent several years in Paris after graduating from university. Following a stint in New York, she now lives with her husband in San Francisco, where she writes and works as a French-to-English translator. In addition to her middle-grade fiction, she writes for adults; her work has been listed for the Bath Children’s Novel Award, the Bristol Short Story Prize, and the Bridport Prize in the UK.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The House of Found Objects July 29, 2025/S&amp;S Books for Young Readers Cover artist: Oriol Vidal, Designer: Krista Vossen</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Books - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Lost Jewels of Room 713 Release date: July 21, 2026/S&amp;S Books for Young Readers Cover artist: Oriol Vidal, Designers: Tom Daly and Marigold Kitzmiller</image:caption>
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