Wednesday, July 26, 2023

We'll Never Tell by Wendy Heard - HIGH

We'll Never Tell
by Wendy Heard
. 320 pages. Little, Brown BFYR/Christy Ottaviano Books. 2023. $17 

Language: R (61 swears 1 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (detailed kissing, implied sex with no details); Violence: PG-13 (bloody stabbing, breaking and entering, bloody deaths)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Eddie and Jacob, both 18yo, and Zoe and Casey, 17yo, have created a popular show about Los Angeles buildings that are sealed off or partly sealed off to the public. The show is called “We’ll Never Tell” and the teenagers keep their true identities secret as they investigate, search and record what they discover. One of these places is known as the Murder House where a couple died fifty years ago. After they’ve broken into the Murder House and are searching, Jacob is stabbed. The other three freak out and the mystery pulls the police into a twisted investigation that will change everything.

The mystery is interesting. I enjoyed the variety of character personalities. I like how the mystery was revealed.  Jacob is white, Eddie is Chinese American, Zoe is Philippine American and Casey is white. 

LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian

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