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336 pp.
| Houghton
| March, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-544-58249-1$17.99
(3)
4-6
Intrepid aspiring reporter Isabel, ten, works as a newsgirl on the streets of 1926 Chicago. When she hears a gunshot and runs toward the fray, she becomes embroiled in a possible mob dispute, ultimately working side-by-side with her idol, Chicago Tribune crime reporter Maude Collier. Fast-paced and full of Prohibition-era scene dressing, this girl-powered historical whodunit is perfect for lovers of plucky protagonists.
362 pp.
| Houghton
| May, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-39310-0$17.99
(3)
YA
When the head football coach is killed, seventeen-year-old Millie, a school reporter obsessed with Nancy Drew, sets out to learn the truth and clear her assistant-coach father of any suspicion. She gets some unexpected help from dreamy quarterback Chase, who's hiding some secrets. This entertaining sleuth story is a good choice for teens now graduated from books featuring Millie's literary hero.
310 pp.
| Harcourt
| January, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-39309-4$16.99
(4)
YA
In this sequel (Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side), Jess and Lucius, newlywed couple and vampire royalty, are trying to help their old-world ancestors acclimate and unite their warring families. When Lucius is imprisoned, Jess calls on her few allies for support. Fans of the first book may eat it up, but otherwise there isn't much to sink your teeth into.
282 pp.
| Harcourt
| May, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-15-206390-0$17.00
(3)
YA
High school science geek Jill Jekel is enamored of her handsome, moody classmate Tristen Hyde; she's thrilled when he agrees to partner up for a science contest. However, their project results in the exposure of devastating secrets stemming from their families' shared lurid history. The contemporary-set tale, told from Jill and Tristen's alternating perspectives, is an effectively eerie, romantic horror story.
354 pp.
| Harcourt
| February, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-15-206384-9$17.00
(4)
YA
Foreign exchange student Lucius wreaks havoc on Jessica's once-normal adolescence when he reveals that she's a vampire princess betrothed to him since birth. After trying to resist her attraction to Lucius, Jessica finally steps into her royal role--and the dangerous world of vampire politics. Despite an underwhelming ending, the mixture of teen romance and exotic supernatural peril is bewitching.