All is Fair by Dee Garretson - OPTIONAL

All is Fair by Dee Garretson, 273 pages.  Swoon Reads (Macmillan), 2019.  $18.  

Language: G (0 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (mention of an unwed pregnancy); Violence: PG (some war violence mentioned)

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Lady Mina Tretheway knows of the war – her brother Crispin is missing, for one thing.  But when he father summarily summons her home to a mystery, Mina takes a chance to dive in to help the war effort with both feet. She may not be supposed to go to Germany on the secret mission, but she knows that the American, Lucas, won’t succeed without her.  Plus she wants to prove to him that she isn’t the spoiled upper class girl he thinks she is. But is she really ready for a mission that will put her life in mortal danger – over and over again?

Unfortunately it takes bout half of the book to build the tension up to a place that will grab a student’s attention.  Up until then it’s a fairly tame historical fiction novel.  If you have an active collection of historical fiction, then make room for this one.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS