Series for September
Marissa Creamer
9/16/11

Rowan Public Library has some fresh new releases in some of our favorite series for teens and younger readers:

Gilda Joyce, everyone’s favorite psychic detective, is back with another adventure in “The Bones of the Holy,” by Jennifer Allison. The fifth installment of this popular mystery series finds Gilda in St. Augustine, Florida, reportedly one of the most haunted cities in the U.S. Although relishing the ghostly atmosphere of this historic city, Gilda is concerned about her mother’s impending wedding to Eugene Pook, an antiques dealer. Her “psychic signal” warns her that something is wrong. What happened to Eugene’s former fiancé, who mysteriously vanished many years ago? Who is the ghostly woman in white, who appears in Gilda’s dreams? (And will Gilda really ask Eugene to complete “The Joyce Family Application?”) You won’t want to miss Gilda’s most ghostly adventure yet.

Ally Carter brings us a new “Heist Society” novel: “Uncommon Criminals.” Raised in a family of art thieves, Katarina Bishop has decided to rebel by using her skills to return items to their rightful owners. Returning priceless objects of art plundered by the Nazis is one thing, but stealing the infamous Cleopatra Emerald from an unscrupulous dealer is another job altogether. Kat will need to assemble her team of cohorts and concoct a scheme to liberate the jewel, which has not been seen in public in thirty years and is said to be cursed. Could Kat be in over her head this time? It’s another whirlwind adventure around the globe as Kat seeks the elusive Cleopatra. Will she be able to dodge the curse and return the emerald to its rightful owners?

Speaking of curses, are the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place really under a curse, as Madame Ioneseco says? There certainly are mysterious goings on when the three feral children and their governess, the unflappable Penelope Lumley, are sent to London in “The Hidden Gallery,” the latest Incorrigible adventure by Maryrose Wood. The children have made much progress since last we saw them. They hardly ever howl at the moon, and for the most part, they resist the urge to chase squirrels up trees. (But encountering the palace guards in their bearskin hats may prove to be a bit of a challenge.) This entertaining tale features a mysterious fortune-teller with an ominous warning, a horde of angry pirates, a secret passageway, and some very strange behavior by Lord Ashton during the full moon. Be on the lookout for clues to the children’s (and possibly Penelope’s) mysterious past.

Come to Rowan Public Library, where you can find the complete series for each of these exciting titles.