Gripping, intriguing, and brisk! Trust Me, I'm Lying is a young adult thriller/action novel in the spirit of Italian Job. The first person narration by protagonist, fifteen …
Mette Ivie Harrison takes on the task of explaining what it means to be a Mormon in The Bishop's Wife. There were some really great things about this book and there were also some really ir…
Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle is a middle grade fantasy set in Brooklyn and the underground city of Aviopolis. There is magic, talking birds, dancing desks, flying, and yes, there a…
Are you looking for a good mystery to curl up with? Every once in a while a real thriller is the only thing that will satisfy. I started reading this book without knowing anything about it--except tha…
Trial by Journal was a cleverly put-together book. Kate Klise has a unique style that children love where she combines newspaper clippings, journal entries, pictures, secret notes, memos, etc. to…
The 'penny dreadful' age of hair-raising serial stories crosses paths with the beginnings of the moving picture era in this eerily spooky and somewhat sinister novel, Shadows of the Silver Screen by C…
When I first got wind of this book, I thought it sounded weird and interesting, but I wasn't sure how well I would be able to read it on a tablet. When the chance to read a paperback copy arose, I too…
Calling all Sherlock Holmes fans! Are you looking for a new and exciting series to start?--One that has a strong female as a main character and who is eager to start a brand new life solving crimes? T…
I hate scary stories. So, why, why, why did I pick up The Night Gardener? Peer pressure, pure and simple. There has been so much good buzz about this book that I felt it needed …
This book was just as I had imagined it would be. No, wait...it was better than I had imagined it would be. I haven't read The Shining yet, but with the recent publication of…
Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosh is the first book in the author's new series. It begins as a contemporary middle grade book, evolves into a perplexing mystery, and ends as something altogeth…
Death at Chinatown isthe newest release in the Emily Cabot mystery series. Set in 1896 Chicago, the book provides a fascinating look into American-Chinese culture, as well as medical advances of …
