Author: Carol Fisher Saller
Genre: mystery
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Summary (provided by publisher): She was the first baby born at the new millennium, and a local TV station wants an interview. But when the reporter uncovers the dark history of Lainie's great-grandmother Maddie, who was executed for murder, the interview takes an alarming turn.
Determined to clear her ancestor's name, Lainie and her two best friends embark on a thrilling race against time. Following clues left by Madeleine herself, they unravel a shocking mystery that has been buried for decades.
My opinion: Saller has done a clever thing here, having her character investigate an historic murder. We get the importance of a murder mystery without the danger and direct threat. It matters for the characters. They are motivated to find the truth. But there is no danger to them. This one does suffer a little from emotional disconnect. The characters have little development. But it plays with the idea of ghosts in an intriguing way. Not a book that everyone will enjoy but one that will likely find an audience in a particular subset of middle grade readers.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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