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Diary of a Haunting
Despite the novel's initial chill factor and creepily appealing cover, the disappointing ending makes it hard to recommend.
The Water and the Wild
Given the arcadian pace of the journey overall, the lightning-fast conclusion is somewhat anticlimactic, but readers who have engaged with this congenial world may just turn to the first page and begin again.
Chasing Secrets
Choldenko's latest novel features a fast-paced plot that will appeal to lovers of both mystery and historical fiction. A first purchase.—Sharon M. Lawler, formerly of Randolph Elementary, Universal City, TX
Newbery Honor–winning author Choldenko (Al Capone Does My Shirts) extends her historical San Francisco–set fiction with this light mystery. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie is a smart, scientifically-minded girl, which in 1900 makes her out of place in her silly finishing school, and she delights in following in her doctor father’s footsteps. Applying the scientific method to rumors of the bubonic plague in Chinatown, she finds herself facing the power of the media and racist political schemes as she attempts to rescue her Chinese housekeeper from quarantine. Choldenko’s appealing and convincing main characters and detail-rich setting keep the story afloat, though there is little actual mystery in the end
Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Friendship
A solid choice for exploring friendship in storytime, or for kids who love true animal friendship tales.
Vault of Dreamers
This intriguing merge of American high school/dystopian society with reality TV will interest many.
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