Genre: Mystery/Horror
Themes: London, Boarding School, Friendship, Ghosts, Murder
Author Information: Maureen Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Like a lot of people who end up writing books, she was always reading. This paid off in the end, but also resulted in her not playing any sports, so she is spectacularly uncoordinated, and is easily injured by harmless household objects, like end tables. She studied writing and theatrical dramaturgy at Columbia University. Before she could spend all her days writing, Maureen served up hamburgers in the company of mad scientists and talking skeletons in New York, tended bar in Piccadilly Circus, nervously worked alongside live tigers in Las Vegas, and once got mixed up with the entire cast of a major West End musical. Maureen lives in New York City, and when she is not writing, spends her time in a relentless pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee. If you know where it is, get in touch with her at once.
Plot summary: Rory, a high school senior, moves to London from Louisiana and starts seeing ghosts. Along with detailed descriptions of London and life at school, Johnson has written an excellent mystery based on a Jack the Ripper copycat. Rory becomes an essential part of the very unusual murder investigation.
Booktalk: When Rory's parents accept jobs in England during her senior year, Rory decides to go along and attend boarding school in London. Despite having a great roommate, Rory has trouble adapting to the chilly weather and rigorous academics of her new home, but eventually starts to feel like she's fitting in. Unfortunately, that's right when a serial killer modeling himself on the notorious Jack the Ripper begins to terrorize London, and has designated Rory as his next target. Will Rory be able to stop him before anyone else dies? And will she be able to keep seeing Jerome??
If you loved this, you'll like:
Cach, Lisa. Wake Unto Me. Speak, 2011.
Hudson, Tara. Hereafter. HarperTeen, 2011.
McEntire, Myra. Hourglass. Egmont, 2011.
Moore, Alan & Eddie Campbell. From Hell. Top Shelf Productions, 2000.
Other books by this author:
13 Little Blue Envelopes. HarperTeen, 2005.
Devilish. Razorbill, 2006.
Girl at Sea. HarperTeen, 2007.
Suite Scarlet. Point, 2008.
The Last Little Blue Envelope. HarperTeen, 2011.
The Madness Underneath. Putnam, 2013 (part 2 in Shades of London series)
Themes: London, Boarding School, Friendship, Ghosts, Murder
Author Information: Maureen Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Like a lot of people who end up writing books, she was always reading. This paid off in the end, but also resulted in her not playing any sports, so she is spectacularly uncoordinated, and is easily injured by harmless household objects, like end tables. She studied writing and theatrical dramaturgy at Columbia University. Before she could spend all her days writing, Maureen served up hamburgers in the company of mad scientists and talking skeletons in New York, tended bar in Piccadilly Circus, nervously worked alongside live tigers in Las Vegas, and once got mixed up with the entire cast of a major West End musical. Maureen lives in New York City, and when she is not writing, spends her time in a relentless pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee. If you know where it is, get in touch with her at once.
Plot summary: Rory, a high school senior, moves to London from Louisiana and starts seeing ghosts. Along with detailed descriptions of London and life at school, Johnson has written an excellent mystery based on a Jack the Ripper copycat. Rory becomes an essential part of the very unusual murder investigation.
Booktalk: When Rory's parents accept jobs in England during her senior year, Rory decides to go along and attend boarding school in London. Despite having a great roommate, Rory has trouble adapting to the chilly weather and rigorous academics of her new home, but eventually starts to feel like she's fitting in. Unfortunately, that's right when a serial killer modeling himself on the notorious Jack the Ripper begins to terrorize London, and has designated Rory as his next target. Will Rory be able to stop him before anyone else dies? And will she be able to keep seeing Jerome??
If you loved this, you'll like:
Cach, Lisa. Wake Unto Me. Speak, 2011.
Hudson, Tara. Hereafter. HarperTeen, 2011.
McEntire, Myra. Hourglass. Egmont, 2011.
Moore, Alan & Eddie Campbell. From Hell. Top Shelf Productions, 2000.
Other books by this author:
13 Little Blue Envelopes. HarperTeen, 2005.
Devilish. Razorbill, 2006.
Girl at Sea. HarperTeen, 2007.
Suite Scarlet. Point, 2008.
The Last Little Blue Envelope. HarperTeen, 2011.
The Madness Underneath. Putnam, 2013 (part 2 in Shades of London series)