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Category Archives: Mystery

Immigration in the books of Laurence Yep

May 5, 2016by Janet Leave a comment

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 […]

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Detectives, Diversity, Folklore, Historical Fiction, History, middle grade, Mystery, Racism

Review: Far From You by Tess Sharpe

April 22, 2016by Yash 2 Comments

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 […]

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LGBTQ, Mystery

Review: Lair Of Dreams by Libba Bray

January 29, 2016by Yash 4 Comments

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 […]

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Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Review: Wells and Wong series by Robin Stevens

January 27, 2016by Nafiza Leave a comment

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. […]

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Mystery, Review, reviews

Snapshot Reviews!: The Wig in the Window & The Tiara on the Terrace by Kristen Kittscher

January 18, 2016by stephiedror Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Mystery, Review, reviews

Review: Saving Kabul Corner by N. H. Senzai

January 15, 2016by Yash Leave a comment

[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, […]

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Mystery

In Other Words, Marvelous: The Girl is Murder

January 14, 2016by Janet 1 Comment

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 […]

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Death and Mourning, Detectives, Discrimination, Historical Fiction, Mystery, School Stories, War

Review: Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe

January 8, 2016by Yash 2 Comments

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 […]

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Mystery

Detective, genius, girl with attitude: Ruby Redfort mysteries (1-3)

January 7, 2016by Janet 3 Comments

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 […]

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middle grade, Mystery, Review

Review: Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

January 1, 2016by Yash 12 Comments

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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Fantasy, Mystery, School Stories, Steampunk

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