The Deadly Sister

The Deadly Sister
By Eliot Schrefer
Scholastic, 2010. 310 pgs. Young Adult

Abby Goodwin is the responsible older child; Maya is the drug-using, prone to running away problem child. When Abby finds Jefferson Andrews, Maya's tutor and love interest, dead, she knows Maya will be a prime suspect, and she sets out to find her sister before the police do. She tells her sister to go into hiding and tries to figure out who else could be responsible for Jefferson's death.

Part-mystery and part-thriller, this book definitely has a twist that will surprise some readers, especially since I'm not sure the author did quite enough to lend it the credibility it needs. This book is a whirlwind, and the fact that the narrator is unreliable (which readers might not catch at the beginning of the book), could make it confusing for some.

AE