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Latham, Jennifer
2 Reviews
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YA
The story alternates between the voices of two seventeen-year-olds--a contemporary biracial girl, Rowan Chase, and Will Tillman, son of an Osage mother and white father in 1921. While remodeling Rowan's home, workers discover a skeleton beneath the floorboards. Rowan plays amateur detective, researching Tulsa history to find clues to the skeleton's identity. An intricately plotted mystery that also addresses America's continuing racial problems.
Reviewer: Sarah Hannah Gomez
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016
(2)
YA
Teen detective Scarlett investigates a possible murder (ruled a suicide by the authorities); soon she's launched into a dangerous mystery that involves a shadowy group determined to find a mystical relic of the Muslim faith. Sarcastic yet sensitive, Scarlett's voice drives this Veronica Mars–meets–Da Vinci Code narrative. Familiar mystery trappings are dressed up with fresh, diverse characters and settings.
Reviewer: Sarah Hannah Gomez
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
2 reviews
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