This is from a student of our BCLCIRA friend Meredyth Grace Kezar:
The Midnight-Blue Marble Author: Melanie Jackson
Summary: Ailie and her identical looking cousin are completely different personality-wise, Katie is perfect in almost every way. But when a mysterious and drab lady tells Ailie her uncle Claude has died, and she hands over a bag of his mementos that leads to the central stone of a necklace worth as much as the French treasury! But people who see the diamond are pulled in, and become greedy. And is it possible a ghost is after the diamond? Ailie, Katie and their friend Feezer will have to find out!
Reaction: This is a good mystery novel, as it litters a trail of clues through the book that are hidden in plain sight. This book is also very "real" too, it doesn't make the characters do things that aren't possible for them. This book uses previous elements from the book and uses them at later times too. Plus, the cliffhanger ending makes me want to read more.
And here's a review from a Calgary reader, T.S.Y.: "I LOVED YOUR BOOK!!!!!!!" Well, that's putting it succinctly. Thanks to both readers. May sinister shadows NOT dog your footsteps.
