The Meadowbrook Murders

By Jessica Goodman and Jessica Goodman

Book Overview

Secrets don't die. It's the first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through their sleepy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593698738
• ISBN13: 9780593698730
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Dark times at boarding school

This was a quick read with short chapters and two viewpoints that made the book go by pretty fast. Told via Amy (best friend to Sarah and found the bodies) and Liz (journalist for high school paper looking for her big break) who are thrown together provides a nice balance as they try to find out how Sarah and Ryan were murdered and by who. There are red herrings and twists sprinkled in between the comparisons of the haves/have nots and locals/outsiders (which is a common theme in Jessica Goodman's books) which kept the story flowing, though it did have a few slow spots. I had to keep reading though to figure out the mystery and that was a fun journey because I kinda knew, but got thrown a couple times. That makes it a good mystery. I did prefer Liz's viewpoint over Amy's though both had good parts. I found Amy a bit too up and down, and her devotion to Joseph irked me because it seemed extreme. But, I knew it was pretty accurate due to them being teens and all emotions. I definitely would not recommend Meadowbrook as a good boarding school though, very very lacking in oversight and to many people getting into trouble! Makes for a good story though.