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Dial M for Morna

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The anticipated second volume in Munday’s Silver Birch-nominated series

October Schwartz and her five deadest friends are back. The holiday season has descended upon the town of Sticksville like an eggnog rainstorm, but October has no time for candy canes or mistletoe. She’s busy dealing with an oddly pleasant new history teacher, her living friends’ new roles as high-school radio DJs, and two (!) new mysteries that need solving before the new year. October and her ghost friends are hot on the trail of the person (or persons) responsible for Morna MacIsaac’s death in 1914 — or as hot as one can be on a 100-year-old trail — when October’s friend Yumi finds herself the target of anti-Asian harassment at school. Solving two mysteries at once won’t be easy, but our intrepid heroine in black eyeliner loves a challenge. Follow October, Cyril, Tabetha, Morna, Kirby, and Derek as they sleuth their way through a blizzard of suffragettes, iceskating disasters, mystical telephones, and boats named Titanic, all set against a backdrop of yuletide pandemonium.

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    • School Library Journal

      January 1, 2014

      Gr 5-8-October Schwartz and her five dead companions are back after solving the mystery behind the death of the 13-year-old's beloved French teacher in The Dead Kid Detective Agency (ECW Press, 2011). October promised her friends that she would solve the mysteries behind their deaths as well. She starts with four-year-old Morna MacIsaac, whose family immigrated to Canada in 1910. In the midst of solving the mystery of Morna's untimely demise, her friend Yumi becomes the target of anti-Asian harassment at school and October must balance helping both the living and the dead. Appendix A has a cast of characters, as there are many throughout. As this witty book is chock-full of references from a variety of decades, Appendix B explains names, places, movie titles, bands, and TV shows. Black-and-white illustrations add to the enigmatic tone. Fans of the first book and new readers alike will appreciate this fun read.-Karen Alexander, Lake Fenton High School, Linden, MI

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:950
  • Text Difficulty:5-6

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