Bibliography: Harbison, Paige. (January 31, 2012). New Girl. Buffalo, NY: Harlequin Teen. ISBN: 978-0373210428 Plot Summary: Only at Manderley Academy to please her parents, if being away from home and super hard classes were not enough, the “new girl” is faced with reminders of the girl whose place she took–Becca. She is in Becca’s room, she [...]
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Bibliography: Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. (2010). Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. IBSN: 978-0375866593 (hc) 978-0375859557 (pb) Plot Summary: On his own in New York for the Christmas holidays, Dash finds a red moleskine notebook in the J.D. Salinger section of the Strand bookstore. The notebook contains a challenge [...]
Bibliography: Cain, Chelsea. (2011). The Night Season. New York: Minotaur Books. ISBN: 978-0312619763 Plot Summary: Heavy rains have caused the Williamette River to swell, threatening the city of Portland. Several people have been caught in the swiftly rising waters and appear to have drowned. The medical examiner discovers that the latest victim was poisoned before she [...]
Bibliography: Moore, Graham. (2010). The Sherlockian. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN: 978-0446572590 Plot Summary: Sherlockian and minor researcher Harold White is thrilled to be inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars. And then a real-life murder mystery worthy of Holmes himself lands in his lap–a prominent Doyle scholar is dead after announcing he has found a [...]
Mystery Series Week, October 2-8 How did I not know about this special week? According to Chase’s Annual Events, “[m]ystery series week is a celebration of continuing characters in mystery fiction.” I have always said I was a mystery junkie. But really, I LOVE mystery series. The best series deliver great characters, settings and an [...]
