A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
"The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. Almost everyone. Having grown up in the small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Adeleke chooses the case as the topic for her final project. But when Pip starts uncovering secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden, what starts out as a project begins to become Pip's dangerous reality..."
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Teacher-Librarian, Ms. Gloria Piovesan, teaches English and sponsors the Reach For the Top team. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her dog, reading, yoga and being as stereotypical a librarian as possible.
Ms. Piovesan enjoys historical and realistic fiction. So why pick a mystery? "I am a big fan of the Serial podcast and this reminds me of it." Fans of "true crime" will enjoy this too. |
The Guardians by John Grisham
"Guardian handles only a few innocence cases at a time, and Cullen Post is its only investigator. He travels the South fighting wrongful convictions and taking cases no one else will touch. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy exonerated. They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another one without a second thought."
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Choir teacher, Mr. David Buchan, teaches and sponsors a variety of Grades 8-12 Choirs. In his free time, he enjoys walking, eating, working out, reading and traveling (to hot places.)
Mr. Buchan's favourite genre is mystery adventure. So why pick this book? "I have read all the John Grisham novels. They are exciting, based on factual research and plausible storylines." 
Ms. Ashley Carlbeck teaches Math 10 and BC Calculus and coaches Swimming. Her hobbies include: skiing, swimming and fishing. Her favourite genres include: mysteries/crime and romance novels. She selected this book because: "With a toddler running around, I find that I have very little time to read these days. Which is sad because I LOVE reading. I thought I needed a bit of excitement and mystery in my life."
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We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
"The mother of a teenage boy who killed seven fellow students and two adults in a high-school shooting writes a series of letters to her estranged husband on their son's upbringing and questions what she fears may be her own part in the tragedy."
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Senior Key teacher, Ms. Holly Schofield, teaches AP Psychology and coaches the Golf team. Her favourite genres are psychological thrillers and historical fiction. So why pick this book? "I am fascinated with the psychology of people who commit atrocities. We Need to Talk About Kevin is a chilling depiction of the homicidal actions of a teenaged boy, his troubled and detached relationship with his mother, and the aftermath of his school massacre."
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