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Zusatztext "Yes! there’s a mystery here. It involves Jo’s supposedly dead brother! Lou’s gangster boyfriend! bootlegging! a bombing! missing pages from a journal! and more than a few Dark Secrets. All of which was quite fun! though it’s not why Sirens was a stand-out for me. . . . Sirens is a celebration of girl power! sisterhood! and hope for the future." --Leila Roy for Kirkus Reviews blog Faithful A 2011 Amelia Bloomer list pick A 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee "Fox combines mystery! romance! and a young girl's coming-of-age in this satisfying historical tale." -- Booklist "The thrilling episodes . . . will engage readers." -- SLJ on Faithful Forgiven A Junior Library Guild Selection "[ Forgiven is] absorbing! exciting! and romantic!" --Nancy Werlin! NBA finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Impossible "[ Forgiven is] a riveting! well-written! wonderful story." --Kathi Appelt! Newbery Honor Winner! NBA finalist and NY Times bestselling author "Kula’s story comes to a heartbreaking! bittersweet conclusion that will leave readers satisfied." -- SLJ "[A] gripping tale!" -- Booklist Informationen zum Autor Janet Fox is a former teacher and a writer of fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of the award-winning Get Organized Without Losing it, written for middle-school children. She has written two young adult novels, Faithful and Forgiven , companion novels. She is a graduate of the MFA/Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Janet lives with her husband and their college-age son in the mountains of Montana. Visit her online at janetsfox.com, www.kidswriterjfox.blogspot.com/, Twitter: @janetsfox, janetsfox.com, www.facebook.com/AuthorJanetFox Klappentext Fans of The Great Gatsby , Libba Bray's The Diviners , and Bright Young Things will be captivated by Janet Fox's Roaring Twenties tale. Two girls. One gangster. A deadly secret. When Josephine's father ships her off to live with her rich cousins on the glittering island of Manhattan, he says it's to find a husband. But Jo knows better--there's trouble brewing, and in 1925, all that glitters is not gold. Caught up in a swirl of her cousin's bobbed-hair set--and the men that court them--Jo soon realizes that this world of jazz and gangsters and their molls hides a nest of lies. But when she befriends the girlfriend of one of the most powerful and dangerous gangesters in town, Jo begins to uncover secrets--secrets that threaten an empire and could destroy everyone she loves. Jo is faced with a choice: hang on to her soul, or lose herself in the decade of decadence. Zusammenfassung Fans of The Great Gatsby ! Libba Bray's The Diviners ! and Bright Young Things will be captivated by Janet Fox's Roaring Twenties tale. Two girls. One gangster. A deadly secret. When Josephine's father ships her off to live with her rich cousins on the glittering island of Manhattan! he says it's to find a husband. But Jo knows better--there's trouble brewing! and in 1925! all that glitters is not gold. Caught up in a swirl of her cousin's bobbed-hair set--and the men that court them--Jo soon realizes that this world of jazz and gangsters and their molls hides a nest of lies. But when she befriends the girlfriend of one of the most powerful and dangerous gangesters in town! Jo begins to uncover secrets--secrets that threaten an empire and could destroy everyone she loves. Jo is faced with a choice: hang on to her soul! or lose herself in the decade of decadence. ...
