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One of Us Is Lying by Karen McMaus

1/29/2019

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  • This book starts off a lot like the Breakfast Club -- five students enter detention: the baseball phenom,  the academic all-star, the criminal,  the homecoming princess,  and the outcast -- but only four of them leave alive.  While at first the death appears to be an accident, it soon becomes clear that it was murder.

  • The four survivors all have a motive for killing Simon, and all of them are in the hot seat.
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  • As the secrets that they all tried so hard to keep buried are revealed, Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate try to figure out who the murderer is and if anyone can be trusted.
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This book was so much fun to read that I could not put it down!  I enjoyed the alternating chapters from the four main characters' points of view, and each character was relatable  and went beyond the high school stereotypes.  If you like mysteries, this one is for you.
Grades 8-12
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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by M. Lee

1/25/2019

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  • Felicity Montague's greatest desire is to become a doctor.  She has studied from books, made anatomical drawings on the floor of her room, and even stitched the tip of her boss' finger back on after he had an accident at work.
  • All that is moot though since Felicity lives in the 1700s, a time when women weren't even allowed to go to college, much less practice medicine.  No matter what she tries, the men will not accept her as an equal.
  • When she discovers that her idol, Dr. William Platt, is marrying her former childhood friend, Johanna, Felicity concocts a plan to crash the wedding in an attempt to get hired as Platt's research assistant.  The only problem is that the wedding is in Germany and Felicity is flat broke in London.  When a mysterious female pirate named Sim offers to help Felicity get to the wedding, she jumps at the chance -- but can Sim be trusted?
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This is a fun, adventurous book about women who want more than the world wants to give them -- and what they are willing to do to achieve their goals.  Although it's a sequel, you won't really miss anything if you haven't read the first book (and I liked this one a little better than its predecessor).
Book 2 of the Montague Siblings Series
Grades 9-12

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