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Fleur Hitchcock

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Obres de Fleur Hitchcock

Dear Scarlett (2013) 45 exemplars
Murder in Midwinter (2016) 37 exemplars
Shrunk! (2012) 22 exemplars
Bus Stop Baby (2016) 20 exemplars
The Boy Who Flew (2019) 19 exemplars
Murder at Twilight (2018) 9 exemplars
The Trouble with Mummies (2013) 9 exemplars
Saving Sophia (2014) 9 exemplars
Murder at Snowfall (2022) 7 exemplars
The Yoghurt Plot (2014) 7 exemplars
SUNK: A SHRUNK! Adventure (2015) 6 exemplars
Waiting for Murder (2021) 4 exemplars

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Trigger warnings: Abandonment
Eh, I don't think this will be a compelling enough read for me, due to the rating and the concept. Still, I'll try to read it.

Update: 6/10, I saw this book a while back in my library and I wanted to read it and then I did and I didn't know what to expect from this book at first considering I've never seen a concept as unique as this however the execution is ok at best and underwhelming at worst and I've seen better books than that so where do I even begin? It starts with the main character Amy trying to live her life as normally as she can since she has had a different childhood from other people ever since her mother left her and her sister, but I don't know why, it was just mentioned so there's that. Only a few pages into the book it starts to get a little strange when she discovers a boxed baby at a bus stop, hence the title and that sets it up for future events. Amy then decides to find out who the baby belongs to and it doesn't even have a name yet meanwhile most of the book just rambles along with details about Amy's life thus far and it quickly gets repetitive and it doesn't help that she wasn't the most likable character either but at least she experienced character development at the end. Toward the latter half of the book, Amy finally discovers who the mother was and it was some quite terrible circumstances, she had to let it go and now Amy sends the baby to the hospital for a family to adopt it ending this on a high note.… (més)
 
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Law_Books600 | Nov 3, 2023 |
Vivian's Mum works for Noah's family and lives on his grand estate. Noah goes to a posh school but Viv's mum has to drive them both to school together. In the car one morning, they get into a fight and Viv accidentally gives Noah a nosebleed. That night, Noah doesn't come home and Viv's mother is accused of murdering him because his blood is all over the car. Viv tries to tell the police what happened and they don't really believe her. She thinks Noah is just hiding to get Viv into trouble, so she starts walking all over the large estate, looking for where he is hiding. But there is also the matter of the missing PE teacher from Noah's school and what about the rising flood waters that might cut Viv off from her home?
Great intro to suspense, kidnapping murder mystery with a really good twist at the end and also the great "you can't trust all adults" trope too.
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½
 
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nicsreads | May 23, 2023 |
Daniel is with his mother on an archeological dig in the Summer holidays. The drought has meant the water level near the dam is so low that things are starting to show up that dont normally and his Mum is interested. A weird woman from the village says they are digging for bodies in the wrong spot. Dan meets Florence who is staying with her Grandfather at the local pub. Together they notice something flat appearing as the water in the river recedes. Eventually it reveals the roof of a car and Dan and Florence are sure there is a body in there but by the time the police investigate its empty - did someone move the body? And what is its connection (if any) to the strange old woman?
Great beginner murder mystery for middle school readers. Like the Murder Most Unladylike or Enola Holmes series.
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½
 
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nicsreads | May 23, 2023 |
Maya takes a photo from a bus window of a couple arguing on the street because it looks like the man has a gun in his hand. The man sees her do it and chases the bus so she calls the police when she gets home but her baby brother has taken her phone and the photo is gone. Then a dead body is found not far from where the photo was taken and Maya thinks it is the same man. After her sister is kidnapped because she looks just like Maya ( she has a distinctive white stripe in her black hair) she is sent to stay with her cousin at a remote farm in the snow to be safe....and then the fun begins...
Great book for younger middle school readers as an intro to murder mystery and suspense. For fans of Murder most unladylike etc.
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nicsreads | May 23, 2023 |

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Obres
22
Membres
228
Popularitat
#98,697
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
6
ISBN
68
Llengües
3

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