Reviewed by Mrs. Walker

In this novel by the same author who wrote the Peeps series, the main character, Hunter is a teen with an eye for the next great fad.  He is part of a team of “cool hunters” who help companies market products to teens – an industry where there’s a LOT of money to be made.  Hunter soon meets Jen, a true Innovator – one of those types who defines her own style – the kind of person everyone looks at a bit funny but then quickly imitates.   Hunter knows there’s the potential to use Jen’s creativity for profit.  They become friends, but there’s clear signals that their friendship could be more.  Hunter and Jen are scheduled to meet with a PR rep at a shady location in Manhattan, but the rendezvous turns dangerous, and they become entangled in a very interesting missing-person adventure.  The story is moves quickly, has lots of action and an absorbing mystery while posing some interesting questions about our culture and commercialization.

Find it in the Fiction section FIC Wes.

Reviewed by Nancy Orozco 

Sunny is a 14 year old girl who takes care of her mom.  She feeds her, makes sure she takes her medication, and she even pays the bills.  Ever since her sister Jasmine died in a fire, she has to act like the parent at their house.  Then a letter arrives and it was sent from her dead sister Jazz.  It explains what happened and that she is coming home.  Once Jazz arrives, everything falls back in place.  They start cleaning the house and making food for her.  Sunny’s mother comes back to live and her father stops drinking.  But they soon learn, that’s not reallyJazz.

This book is really good to read.  You will not want to put the book down.  If you read this book, you might like to read Shattering Glass, another book by Gail Giles.

Find all of Gail Giles’ books in the fiction section under FIC Gil. 

Reviewed by Elizabeth Gutierrez

This book is the second book of the Sally Lockheart series.  In this book, Sally is faced with hard decisions and heartbreak when she’s pulled into an investigation of an investment gone wrong and a man who does staged illusions.  One big question pops up: is this investment gone wrong and is this illusionist part of a deadly plan?