Smoke And MirrorsAnother great series. San Jose Mercury News A dazzlingly tricky mystery. Kirkus Reviews A tremendous skein of red herrings, sharp and thorough police work, [and] mysterious connections. Bookgasm Its Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about magician Max Mephistos star turn in Aladdin. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. Hes investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were found in the woods alongside a

including meta-cognition and self-advocacy

In Orenstein’s hands these issues are never reduced to simplistic “truths

Penny wise or pound foolish

and prevent difficult

it’ll have you hooked throughout

Beth manages to extract valuable lessons

Where can you turn when your attempts to resolve conflict

Arif Naqvi was charismatic

It is probably one of the best American diaries as well

Jason Reynolds

social outcast and overachiever

Going public with their relationship would have brought them more trouble than they could handle