Shadowmaker

We're getting into books now that I don't really remember at all -- I think the final four books I had in my original collection were ones I may have read once? I think moving on to Agatha Christie about this time kind of steered me away from the YA market. So, at least this felt like a new read. Ho......more

In this YA novel Katie has just moved to a new town with her mother. Starting a new school Katie is forced to work on a project with a quiet girl that no one seems to like - Lana Jean. Lana Jean goes missing shortly after but everyone is so sure she has just run away. Everyone except Katie, who wants......more

I was in the mood for spooky things and suddenly remembered my favorite author from elementary school days. I would always search every library for new titles from Joan Lowery Nixon and I ate them right up. I haven’t read a YA novel in awhile and was curious how they’d feel now, so I figured it woul......more

I would have liked it more when I was in middle school. As an adult, it was predictable and sometimes grating that the main character was oblivious. Still, not bad for a short mystery. I remember reading a lot of Nixon as a teen. This is not one of her best books, but would still recommend to a midd......more

I found this book in the depths of my mothers bookcase and decided to read it. The pages had turned an orangish yellow from being on the bookshelf for 20+ years which made it even more intriguing. This book was an easy mystery read and now it can go back to the depths of my mothers bookshelf.......more