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Oakes, Stephanie
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Three teens' stories intersect in this convoluted mystery with an intriguing premise set alternately in 1980s Berlin and modern-day California. In the present, Molly Mavity can't escape the reputation of her arsonist father, while Pepper Al-Yusef struggles to graduate from high school. Together, they unravel the secrets behind the life and death of Ava Dreyman, an East German teen whose diary was published posthumously.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello
(3)
YA
Minnow Bly--a former member of a cult whose hands were amputated as a horrific punishment--is alone in the city. A physical confrontation lands her in a juvenile detention center; suspected of having information about the cult leader's murder, she unveils her story of life under the Prophet's rule. Visceral and frightening, Minnow's story is a fast-paced and absorbing bildungsroman mystery.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano
2 reviews
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