By Elizabeth Ross
Delacorte Press, 2021. 388 pages. Young Adult Fiction
In 1946 Hollywood, 18-year-old Clara Berg dreams of becoming a film editor and going on a real date with handsome yet unpredictable screenwriter Gil, until she stumbles upon a murder mystery.
This was a really engaging historical mystery. It was fast-paced, and the setting was entwined thoroughly with the story. I felt like I learned quite a bit about old Hollywood both in terms of setting, and behind the scene dynamics. This is an easy recommendation for anyone who likes historical mysteries, Hollywood behind the scenes, or old Hollywood glamour.
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By Mary McCoy
Hyperion, 2015. 297 pages. Young Adult Fiction
In 1948 Hollywood, a treacherous world of tough-talking private eyes, psychopathic movie stars, and troubled starlets, 16-year-old Alice tries to find a young runaway who is the sole witness to a beating that put her sister, Annie, in a coma.
By Teri Bailey Black
Tor Teen, 2020. 313 pages. Young Adult Fiction
When society girl and aspiring astronomer Kate Hildebrand has to move to Hollywood to live with her washed-up silent film star grandfather, she walks into a murder scene and finds herself on the front page again.
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