Immigration in the books of Laurence Yep
Looking for an immigration story? Try Laurence Yep. More recently known for the charming A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans, co-written with his wife, Joanne Ryder, Laurence […]
Category Archives: Mystery
Review: Far From You by Tess Sharpe
Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice. The first time, she’s fourteen, and escapes a near-fatal car accident with scars, a bum leg, and an addiction to Oxy that’ll take years to […]
Review: Lair Of Dreams by Libba Bray
After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to “read” objects, and therefore, read […]
Review: Wells and Wong series by Robin Stevens
Published by Corgi Books Source: Library Let’s do this list style because I haven’t done a review in this style and I (I!) miss it. So Wells and Wong, huh. […]
Snapshot Reviews!: The Wig in the Window & The Tiara on the Terrace by Kristen Kittscher
We met Kristen Kittscher at the ALA 2013 Midwinter in Seattle, and, after talking with her we all bee-lined for her stall to pick up a copy of Wig […]
Review: Saving Kabul Corner by N. H. Senzai
[T]welve-year-old Ariana couldn’t be more different from her cousin Laila, who just arrived from Afghanistan with her family. Laila is a proper, ladylike Afghan girl, one who can cook, sew, […]
In Other Words, Marvelous: The Girl is Murder
What’s the story, morning glory? The Girl is Murder* by Kathryn Miller Haines is set in New York City, autumn 1942. Following her adored mother’s suicide and the return of […]
Review: Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Meet Jasmine (1), forensic super sleuth (2), aspiring Model Daughter (3), and friend to animals (4). One second she’s trying to enjoy her Vegas Vacation (5), the next she’s tangled up […]
Detective, genius, girl with attitude: Ruby Redfort mysteries (1-3)
If you haven’t read Lauren Child’s Clarice Bean novels,* here’s what you need to know about Ruby Redfort, Clarice Bean’s favourite fictional character.** She is a thirteen-year-old detective and also a […]
Review: Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners–and the family can only hope that company […]
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