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Violence
Some
Moderate
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
None
None
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate
What this book is about
Stevie Bell, a true crime obsessive, enrolls at Ellingham Academy — the site of a famous unsolved 1936 kidnapping and murder — specifically to solve it. The cold case and present-day mysteries intertwine in Maureen Johnson's acclaimed YA mystery series opener.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Murder and kidnapping as central plot (historical cold case)
Present-day accidental death
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