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Title details for The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines - Available

The Girl is Trouble

#2 in series

by Kathryn Miller Haines
Rachel Botchan
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Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Miller Haines' debut YA novel The Girl Is Murder received an Edgar Award nomination. Its sequel, The Girl Is Trouble, uses the same exciting blend of mystery and historical detail to keep listeners on the edge of their seats. Iris Anderson is allowed to work at her pop's detective agency as long as she does things his way and learns his method. Yet when she discovers information about her mother's supposed suicide, Iris is thrown headfirst into the most personal case of her life.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Iris Anderson

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 3, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470300913
      • File size: 228357 KB
      • Duration: 07:55:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 720
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2012

      Gr 7-10-Set in New York City in the early 1940s, 15-year-old Iris Anderson, the daughter of a private detective who lost a leg in the war, is still reeling from her mother's suicide a year earlier when she discovers evidence that the death might have been murder. Along with her faithful friend, Pearl, Iris also solves a case at school, following a trail of anonymous anti-Semitic hate letters sent to the school's Jewish group. Haines does a fantastic job of recreating WWII era New York and spinning a wonderful noir mystery in this sequel (2012) to The Girl Is Murder (2011, both Roaring Brook). Whle the clues fall into Iris's lap a little too easily, the brilliant secondary characters steal the story, including Benny, the bad boy love interest, and Iris's quirky landlady. Narrator Rachel Botchan makes Iris a believable teen, voicing 1940s slang with ease, yet her adult characters and foreign accents are somewhat less harmonious. Still, this is a welcome addition to historical fiction collections.-Sandi Jones, Augusta High School, AR

      Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:720
  • Text Difficulty:3

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