To Selena, With Love

From Jackie Cantwell Author:  Chris Perez To Selena, With Love Chris wants you to know that he is more than “the widower of the Queen of Tejano music ,Selena Quintanilla Perez.” Chris was the guitarist for Selena’s band. This is a loving tribute to the Latin music superstar who was gunned down by her fan [...]

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Defending Jacob

From Rosemarie Jerome Author:  William Landay Defending Jacob A teenage boy is murdered.  Andy Barber is the assistant district attorney on the case.  His world, and his family, is shattered when his fourteen year old son, Jacob, is charged with the murder.  Is he guilty?  Was he framed?  How far will a father go to [...]

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Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter

From Andrea Kalinowski Author:  Blaize  Clement Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter Dixie Hemingway, no relation to the famous personage, is a pet sitter in the Keys of Florida. She was a former deputy until a personal tragedy derailed her calm and her career. Her brother and his partner are her support system. Curiosity Killed the [...]

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Bloody Horowitz

From Kyle Teen Book Reviewer Author:  Anthony  Horowitz Bloody Horowitz  I read the book Bloody Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz. This has 12 different stories in it that do not have happy endings. One of the stories in this book was about a guy named Henry who accused Darren Shan of stealing his story and rewording [...]

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Draw the dark

From Carson Teen Book Reviewer Author:  Ilsa  Bick Draw the dark  This book is about a seventeen year old boy named Christian Cage. Both of Christian’s parents disappeared when he was little. Due to Christian having no mother or father, he got to live with Uncle Hank, the town Sheriff. Christian’s mother left clues behind [...]

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White Heat

From Rosemarie Jerome author: McGrath, M. J. White Heat  An accident, a disappearance and a suicide.  Inuit hunter/guide Edie Kiglatuk knows they are all murders but she must prove it.  What is the motive?  Who is the killer?  Can one of their own be part of a conspiracy?  Edie must battle the brutal Arctic and [...]

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The Laramie Project

From Julie Rosslee author: Kaufman, Moises  The Laramie Project This is a wonderful piece that illustrates the need for tolerance and acceptance.  It is through Matthew Shepard’s story that readers see the grotesque side of humanity and the portrayal of his hometown’s response after his horrific death and the legal proceedings that followed.

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At Bertram’s Hotel

From Elaine Pasquali author: Christie Agatha At Bertram’s Hotel I thought I had read all Christie’s Miss Marple books, but I missed this one.  As usual, everyone ignores, misjudges, or otherwise dismisses Miss Marple’s powers of observation and awareness of people’s criminal intent.  The setting of the stately Bertram Hotel, with its old world luxury [...]

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The Sixth Man

From Francine Schwarz author: Baldacci, David  The Sixth Man Another Michelle Maxwell and Sean King story.  The murder mystery is set within a background story with a science fiction feel.  As they invetigate the spend a lot of time traveling and present a good idea of what it is like to spend time in Maine.  [...]

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Secret of the White Rose

From Rosemarie Jerome author: Pintoff, Stefanie  Secret of the White Rose Anarchists? Blackmailers? Conspirators?  Who is killing judges?  And why are white roses, bibles and sheets of music left at the crime scenes? Detective Simon Ziele and Criminologist Alistair Sinclair’s hunt for the killer takes them through the opulent world of high society and the [...]

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