FICTION

You Don't Have a Clue

Latino Mystery Stories for Teens
by Sarah CORTEZ
978-1-55885-692-9.
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Gr 10 Up—These short stories are mysteries in the broadest sense of the word. They include alien abduction, kidnapping, cheating, revenge, and a Nancy Drew-type detective who runs rings around her police-detective father. The teen characters are all Latino, or live in Latino neighborhoods. The authors are also Latino, but most write adult rather than young-adult books and it shows, skewing the collection to older teens. The selections are short enough to appeal to reluctant readers, but the concepts and vocabulary will be difficult for struggling readers. Many of the stories suffer from the brevity; they conclude quickly and inexplicably.—Suanne Roush, Osceola High School, Seminole, FL
Reviewed by Suanne Roush , Jun 01, 2011

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