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Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Running Press Kids; 1 edition (October 5, 2010) Summary: R ose Dugan is a young and beautiful woman living in Philadelphia in the late 19th century passionate about keeping Philadelphia’s water reservoir clean and healthy. But when Rose starts receiving threatening letters, warning her to convince her husband to shut down his plans for a water filtration system or else, things take a turn for the worse. A conspicuous murder and butting heads cause Rose to search for the culprit, the truth, and a way to keep the people of Philadelphia safe from contagion in more ways than one. Our review: Another solid historical novel I liked. There was a nice mix of mystery, suspense, secrets, some romance and eerie situations. The time period is the 19th century, the setting is Philadelphia. Rose, 18, is married and witnesses her friend's murder but she wonders if she was the intended victim. Her husband, a power hungry contra...

Another Wednesday, a new month, and we decided we had to post the ONE title we're awaiting anxiously, especially after we saw the cover unveiled: Blackveil , Book Four of the Green Rider series by Kristen Britain. The Green Rider series is one of our top 5 fantasy favorites. We were enchanted by Karigan in the very first book, Green Rider , and read each new title as soon as it was available. Adventure, action, mystery, evil forces, compelling characters and a love story too, we hope this series enchants new readers. Summary : The long-awaited sequel to " Green Rider , First Rider's Call , " and " The High King's Tomb ."  Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king. Forced by magic to accept a dangerous fate she would never have chosen, headstrong Karigan has beco...