Instead of posting individual reviews for these five YA books, I thought I would group them together in one post to highlight the theme that connects them. These are all what I am deeming “offbeat mysteries,” YA books that feature a central mystery, but which are not detective or puzzle stories. In these books, the [...]
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Five Offbeat YA Mysteries
Posted by Kathleen on December 30, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/five-offbeat-ya-mysteries/
The Book Thief
… Liesel Meminger is not quite ten years old when everything in her life changes. In only a few days, her brother dies, her mother leaves her, and she is sent to live with two strangers who ask that she call them “Mama” and “Papa.” Even at such a young age, she knows that nothing [...]
Posted by Kathleen on November 27, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/the-book-thief/
