Category Archives: Mystery

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya McGregor

Posted on September 29, 2022 by susanh579

The Many Half Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya McGregor. AstraYoung Readers, 2022. 9781635923599 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? After experiencing a … Continue reading →

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Fire on Headless Mountain by Iain Lawrence

Posted on September 28, 2022 by kyurenka

            Fire on Headless Mountain by Iain Lawrence, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 2022. 9780823446544 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Thriller/Mystery What did you like about the book?  Eleven-year-old Virgil, his sister … Continue reading →

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Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti

Posted on September 17, 2022 by kyurenka

            Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti, Sourcebooks Fire, 2022. 9781492673057  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback ARC (published 4/2023) Genre: Mystery/Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Five … Continue reading →

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Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White

Posted on September 14, 2022 by susanh579

Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593379080 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy/adventure/mystery What did you like about the book?  In Book Two of the Sinister Summer series, the … Continue reading →

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No Accident by Laura Bates

Posted on September 11, 2022 by kyurenka

No Accident (originally published as The Trial in 2021 in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster) by Laura Bates, Sourcebooks Fire, c2021, 2022. 9781728206769 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Paperback Arc (published 12/6, … Continue reading →

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Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus

Posted on September 9, 2022 by susanh579

Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593175903 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book?  Brynne is returning to Massachusetts midway through … Continue reading →

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Spy School: Project X by Stuart Gibbs

Posted on September 9, 2022 by kyurenka

Spy School: Project X by Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022.  9781534479494 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? Oh my … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Edge by Dana Mele

Posted on August 24, 2022 by susanh579

Summer’s Edge by Dana Mele. Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781534493117 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/supernatural What did you like about the book?  Chelsea pulls up to her former girlfriend Kennedy’s … Continue reading →

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They’re Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso

Posted on August 12, 2022 by susanh579

They’re Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso. Sourcebooks Fire, 2022. 9781728251066 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: ARC (publication date 1/3/23) Genre: Suspense/mystery What did you like about the book?  Maren and Polly have been … Continue reading →

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King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library Book by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Nancy Meyers

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library Book by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Nancy Meyers. Peachtree, 2022. 9781682632154 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Mystery/early reader What did you … Continue reading →

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