Category Archives: Mystery

Finding Grace – Daphne Greer

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Finding Grace – Daphne Greer, Nimbus Publishing, (9781771086912), 2018 Format: Paperback, 146 pages Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical realistic mystery  What did you like about the book? Though this story begins in … Continue reading →

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Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

 Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young, Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster), 2019. 9781534426139.  Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre: Science Fiction/Mystery What did you like about the book? Philomena and her friends … Continue reading →

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Trell: Nothing But the Truth by Dick Lehr

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Trell: Nothing But the Truth by Dick Lehr. Candlewick, 9781536204902, 2019 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Fourteen-year-old Trell has spent every Saturday of … Continue reading →

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The Book Case – Dave Shelton

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

 The Book Case –  Dave Shelton, David Fickling Books, (9781338323795), 2019 Format:  Uncorrected Proof Genre: Mystery Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book?  When Daphne’s parents send her off … Continue reading →

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A Question of Holmes – Brittany Cavallaro

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

  A Question of Holmes (A Charlotte Holmes novel) — Brittany Cavallaro, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, 9780062840226, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about … Continue reading →

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If You’re Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

       If You’re Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser, Balzer & Bray (imprint of HarperCollins Publishers), 2019. 9780062865670. Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre:  Realistic Fiction/ Mystery What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Our Castle by the Sea – Lucy Strange

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Our Castle by the Sea – Lucy Strange, Scholastic, (9781338353853), 2019 Format: Paperback ARC, 327 pages Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical/Mystery  What did you like about the book? Petra and her older … Continue reading →

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