Posts tagged with mystery

09.22.10

Vanishing Violin by Michael D. Beil

Posted in 6B.17, Student book reviews tagged , , at 12:48 pm by

Read about this mystery by HCC Library’s first guest blogger, Timmy! (Click on “Comments” below to read his review.) You can also read a preview of the book below using Google Books, or listen to an audiobook excerpt of the book

10.07.09

“The Everafter War” By Michael Buckley

Posted in New Books--May 2009 tagged , , , , , , at 1:33 pm by

The latest in the “Fairy Tale Detective” series featuring girl detectives set in somewhat-fractured fairy tale worlds. These are fun and funny, too! Get an objective opinion by reading published reviews of this book in NoveList K-8 Plus, where you may also find ideas for what to read next. Or, read a video book trailer [...]

“The Soldiers of Halla” by D.J. MacHale

Posted in New Books--May 2009 tagged , , , , , , at 1:01 pm by

The 10th book in the ever-popular fantasy/adventure series, Pendragon. Get an objective opinion by reading published reviews of this book in NoveList K-8 Plus, where you may also find ideas for what to read next.   Borrow a copy from HCC library today! Check availability or place a hold in the BobCat-alog. Have you read [...]

10.06.09

“Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop” by Jennifer Allison

Posted in New Books--September 2009 tagged , , at 10:01 am by

Read a book excerpt via this Google Books preview. The fourth book in the mystery series featuring Gilda Joyce, psychic investigator.  In this book, Gilda spends the summer in Washington, D.C., a summer “anyone would envy—anyone interested in intrigue, adventure, fashion, and the truth, that is,” says a School Library Journal reviewer. Get an objective opinion by reading published reviews of this [...]

“Closed for the Season” by Mary Downing Hahn

Posted in New Books--September 2009 tagged , , , , at 9:06 am by

Read a book excerpt via this Google Books preview. The newest book by a favorite horror-fiction writer amongst HCC readers. Called “another well-done, action-packed mystery from Hahn,” by a School Library Journal reviewer. Get an objective opinion by reading published reviews of this book  in NoveList K-8 Plus, where you may also find ideas for what to read next. Borrow a copy from [...]