As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(4)
YA
Seventeen-year-old black sheep Avery is dispatched by her grandmother on a series of challenges to determine who will inherit the family fortune. Along the way she falls for Riley and uncovers the truth about her long-absent mother. Avery and Riley's relationship feels tacked on and her conniving relatives are caricatures, but Amazing Race fans will enjoy this variation on the competition format.
353 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| February, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-694-2$16.99
(3)
YA
Reeling from the death of her brother, the only constant in a life in and out of foster care, Jocey is further stunned when she receives a cryptic letter. A series of intricate riddles bring Jocey face-to-face with her brother's work, her own past, and the sinister house that changed everything. An unsettling mystery with an unexpected but seamless twist.