The Arsonist, Stephanie Oakes
The Arsonist, Stephanie Oakes
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The Arsonist

Author: Stephanie Oakes

Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rachel Botchan, Morgan Hallett

Unabridged: 13 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/22/2017

Synopsis

Code Name Verity meets I Am the Messenger in this offering from Morris Award finalist Stephanie Oakes, in which three riveting points of view are woven together in a story that's part historical mystery, part contemporary coming-of-age, and completely unputdownable. Molly Mavity is not a normal teenage girl. For one thing, her father is an infamous serial arsonist and murderer, and his execution date is fast approaching. For another, Molly refuses to believe that her mother is dead, and she waits for the day when they'll be reunited.despite all evidence that this will never happen. Pepper Al-Yusef is not your average teenage boy. A Kuwaiti immigrant with epilepsy, serious girl problems, and the most useless seizure dog in existence, he has to write a series of essays over the summer.or fail to graduate high school. And Ava Dreyman-the bold and beautiful East German resistance fighter whose murder at seventeen led to the destruction of the Berlin Wall-is unlike anyone you've met before. When Molly gets a package leading her to Pepper, they're tasked with solving a decades-old mystery: find out who killed Ava, back in 1989. Using Ava's diary for clues, Molly and Pepper realize there's more to her life-and death-than meets the eye. Someone is lying to them. And someone out there is guiding them along, desperate for answers. At turns heart-racing and heartbreaking, The Arsonist is an intricate tapestry-of love, loss, and the mysterious connections between us all.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on July 31, 2017

“We sound like really dumb comic book characters,” I said. “The cabbage and the pepper, out to solve an epic mystery.” What a seriously bizarre and random book. I was a huge fan of Oakes's debut - The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly - a couple of years back, and I was really excited to get my hands on h......more

Goodreads review by Suzzie on November 22, 2017

Very interesting and has some good twists and turns. Love how the story came together throughout. Was a little slow for about the first half but overall it was entertaining. Overall, I good mystery and it has diary entries! I love books with letters, diary or journal entries. Adds so much to a story......more

Goodreads review by R.J. on February 18, 2017

[NOTE: This review is based on an Advanced Reading Copy and contains no deliberate spoilers.] From now on, any time I hear somebody claim that YA is not complex, thoughtful or literary I am going to smack them about the head and shoulders with a copy of this book. THE ARSONIST is literary in all the......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on February 25, 2018

2.5 stars What an odd book. Usually I'm a fan of eccentric titles but unfortunately I had to suspend too much disbelief to really enjoy & absorb the story. We are introduced to 3 individuals who, on the surface, seem to have nothing in common. We have: Molly, who's father is currently on death row a......more

Goodreads review by Clare on August 10, 2017

This review was originally posted at Dual Reads ARC received for an honest review. I went into The Arsonist pretty much blind. All I knew was that it was about a girl whose father was imprisoned for arson. I knew nothing of Ava's viewpoint or Pepper's or just how emotionally intense this book would w......more

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