By Jacqueline West
Libby audiobook 6 hours
Read by: Jesse Vilinsky
Published: 2021
Genre: YA mystery, paranormal
Most of this story was very interesting, but it's definitely written for an older elementary or middle school student. Fiona is our protagonist. The eleven-year-old is incredibly upset that her family has moved to a new town 100 miles from her friends. Her older sister Arden is a figure skater with Olympics aspirations and so Fiona feels as though she is being punished and her sister is being favored.
In parts of the book, Fiona's "poor me" attitude was just too much. At other points, I couldn't believe her parents weren't more tuned in to what she was experiencing. (Missing the long-awaited friend's birthday party, for example. They don't have ANY other options than not letting her go? No friends, co-workers, Ubers?)
The Library in the new town becomes her refuge. She finds an odd book in the mystery room of the converted mansion and starts reading. The book tells the story of sisters Hazel (13) and Pearl (11). The Searcher is a legendary child stealer in a black cloak.
My favorites in this book were: the description of the library, the dog Pixie, and the resolution. I didn't care for the ghost story aspect.
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