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2) The cousins
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After receiving an invitation to spend the summer with their estranged grandmother, the Story cousins arrive at her house only to discover that she is not there, and the longer they stay on the island, the more they realize their mysterious family history has some deadly secrets.
Series
39 clues volume 11
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 clues. But the Vespers, powerful enemies, will stop at nothing to get the clues. And with the Vespers rising, the world is in jeopardy.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected phone in her family's shop, Bayou Bridge Antiques, she finds herself directed to the river bank near her house, where a cloud of fireflies take her on a journey through time to learn the secrets of her family's past-- and save their future.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Inspired by Disney and Pixar's film Turning Red! This hardcover jacketed picture book captures the joy, humor, and occasional frustration of the mother-daughter relationship from the film. Featuring beautiful artwork and a charming story, this book is perfect for mothers, daughters, and fans alike! 40pp.
Author
Series
Raven cycle volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things though, is how easily they can be lost"--From publisher description.
Author
Series
Kane chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe, a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Mani Semilla is determined not to go to Guatemala until she finds letters written between her mother and her journalist aunt who has disappeared, revealing both the beauty of the country and its history of violence against women, which slowly transforms her into a budding activist.
13) Broken strings
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo.
16) Georgia rules
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Perfect for fans of One for the Murphys and The Penderwicks, this poignant and moving middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who moves to a new town and meets an unforgettable family-one that will change her and her mother's lives forever.
17) August Isle
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From critically acclaimed author Ali Standish (The Ethan I Was Before), the story of one girl's journey to a magical seaside town, where she uncovers her family's long hidden secrets and ultimately finds truth and redemption.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: In this modern take on Harriet the Spy, twelve-year-old Drew uses her true crime expertise to catch the cyberbully in her school-only to discover that family, friendship, and identity are the hardest mysteries to solve.
20) The last laugh
Author
Series
Initial insult volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In the dark and stunning sequel to The Initial Insult, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis concludes this suspenseful YA duology as long-held family secrets finally come to light . . . changing Amontillado forevermore.
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