How does a girl who grew up wanting to be a teacher and was bullied in high school become an international CIA agent and hunt down some of the most threatening global terrorists the world has ever known? Tracy Walder’s story will hook you from the very start.
Author Archives: Mrs. Jewell
In the Study with the Wrench
Blackbrooke’s students are back and no sooner are they settled in to their studies than a body is found in the underground tunnels. The Murder Crew (based on characters from the classic Clue game) must tackle their latest mystery before one of them is next.
Five Total Strangers
Mira just wanted to get home in time for Christmas, but when her plane gets delayed, she finds herself in a car with four strangers. What started as a simple road trip quickly turns into a nightmare where everyone has something to hide.
Who Ate the First Oyster?
Dive into some of history’s most influential inventions. Who invented the wheel? How long has soap existed? With archaeological evidence and all sorts of historical insight, this book is a delight for the curious.
Girl, Unframed
Sydney’s mom is Lila Shore – the famous actress who seems totally disconnected from her daughter. After being dragged from her private boarding school states away, Sydney begins to suspect her mom’s boyfriend is involved in some illegal activity. Also, now that she is 16, why is everyone assuming things about her based on her looks – and not letting her decide anything for herself?
I Killed Zoe Spanos
Anna killed Zoe Spanos…at least that is what she told the police. But did she really? How could she kill a girl she didn’t even know? With alternating past and present narratives and a podcast interspersed throughout, this clever book will keep you on your toes.
This Lie Will Kill You
Five students are invited to a murder mystery scholarship dinner and quickly find that they each have something to hide from an event that took place exactly one year ago.
The Orphan Collector
Pia, a young immigrant living in Philadelphia, fights to keep her young twin brothers alive after their mother passes from the Spanish flu, but after falling ill herself is sent to an orphanage. For years she clings to hope that she will find her brothers alive while struggling to forge a path in a city that want to forget her.
The Night Swim
Rachel is trying something new with her incredibly successful podcast – following an active rape cast as it unfolds. While in the small town, though, she gets wrapped up in a mystery from the past that has unexpected links to the present.
Now and When
When Skyler’s prom venue is threatened by a company wanting to bulldoze the garden, she must team up with her rival – Truman – to fight for it. How can she work with someone she can’t stand? Especially when she begins getting cell phone updates from a future reunion site that shows Truman and Skyler together.
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