Police Investigations in Teen Lit (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 1, 2008

by Alane Ferguson

"Teen readers with a taste for gory mysteries will find this suspenseful page-turner a delightful diversion. (Fiction. 12-17)"

Who needs CSI? Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 1, 2006

BAD KITTY

by Michele Jaffe

"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. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2003

A NORTHERN LIGHT

by Jennifer Donnelly

"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. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 9, 2001

THE RAG AND BONE SHOP

by Robert Cormier

"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. Read full book review >

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