CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 9, 2001
"Chilling. (Fiction. YA)"
The late Cormier's final work is a tense thriller exploring how confession affects those who give it and those who get it.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2003
"While tighter writing would have enhanced the work, this is nevertheless an absorbing story that will appeal strongly to the growing number of historical fiction fans. (Historical fiction. 12+)"
Donnelly combines a mystery with a coming-of-age story about a girl choosing among family obligations, romance, and education.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2006
"Although readers may become weary of the constant life lessons, argumentative footnotes and the protagonist's voice, which sometimes grates yet is paradoxically the book's greatest asset, the story manages to hang onto its fizz until the enjoyably twisty ending. (Fiction. 12-15)"
Jasmine Callihan, an irrepressible, accident-prone, 17-year-old aspiring police detective, is a trouble magnet.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2008
"Teen readers with a taste for gory mysteries will find this suspenseful page-turner a delightful diversion. (Fiction. 12-17)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 12, 2010
"At times the religious themes feel didactic, but when the author adds everything up, the results fall somewhere between a fun, campy, teen horror film and a better-than-average afterschool special. (Mystery. YA)"
When his new friend and two other gay homeless teens are murdered, Noah, a nearly burned-out musician with a penchant for partying and a radio evangelist for a dad, decides to investigate the case.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2010
"Most intriguing is the unusual ethnic heritage Mary strives to conceal, which adds a fresh dimension. (Historical mystery. 12 & up)"
Mary Quinn, a young woman alone in Victorian London, is about to hang for thievery when she is whisked away and offered a new life in a women's academy.
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