The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman, 336 pages. Penguin Young Readers, 2025. $17
Language: R (66 swears, 19 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (implied sex and underage drinking); Violence: PG-13 (bloody death)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
At the Meadowbrook Boarding School, 17yo Amy is enjoying the senior week before the underclasses arrive on campus. She’s looking forward to spending time with her best friend Sarah and her boyfriend Joseph, who attends school in town. After a party the night before, Amy wakes up and knocks on Sarah’s door. When there’s no answer, Amy opens up the door to find Sarah and her boyfriend Ryan dead in a bloody bed. The school is shocked to the core and every student is terrified that they’re going to be the next victim. Amy is moved to room with Liz, the school newspaper journalist, who has high ambitions for reporting the news, on and off campus. Will the killer be found? Will the killer be stopped?
I like how the characters each found a true friend when they didn’t expect to at all. It just shows that you never know where you’ll find a friend. Liz meets her journalistic hero and she learns quite a lot from her. Great character development.
The ethnicity includes Jewish, Black and white.
LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah
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