Book Reviews...

A Spy in the House
by Y.S. Lee

There's a theme with these reviews... mystery! A Spy in the House was fantastic, although I may be biased because I love stories set during the Victorian Era. Anyway, this book begins with Mary Quinn, age 12, being sentenced to death for stealing. Before she meets the gallows, Mary is whisked away and put into a boarding school. Thankful for her rescue, she agrees to an education. Years later, Mary begins to teach at the school, but she is neither content nor happy. Much to her amazement, Mary is approached by the headmistress and offered a job as a spy. The school is actually a front for a female spy agency, so in this book Mary tackles her first espionage job, in which she plays a lady's companion in order to gain knowledge of the families shady business dealings. Be prepared for history, action, and romance! This book is the first in a series, and I can hardly wait for the next one, Body at the Tower, which comes out in the beginning of August 2010.

Walk of the Spirits and Shadow Mirror
by Richie Cusick

I read both of these books in the span of 2 days! They were fantastic mysteries. In fact, I finished the first one late at night, then turned around and started the second. These books are about Miranda, a teen that has the ability to see and hear spirits, a.k.a. dead people. After being uprooted from her Florida home by a hurricane, she moves to St. Yvette, Louisiana to live with her grandfather and aunt. It is here, in an old southern town, that Miranda's abilities become more apparent. Despite the move Miranda does not face the spirits alone, she quickly makes friends with some of the local teens, who are able to help. In the first book, Miranda and her friends solve the mystery of a confederate soldier ghost. Then in the second book they tackle the ghosts of an old plantation house. Almost makes me want to move to the south!


If you are fans of a good historical mystery, check all of these out!

Shanna
~Teen Librarian