The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
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Gabi Epstein
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Sarah Kapit
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Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle-grade novel about two autistic sisters, their detective agency, and life's most consequential mysteries.
When 12-year-old Lara Finkel starts her very own detective agency, FIASCCO (Finkel Investigation Agency Solving Consequential Crimes Only), she does not want her sister, Caroline, involved. She and Caroline don't have to do everything together! But Caroline won't give up, and when she brings Lara the firm's first mystery, Lara relents, and the mysteries start piling up.
But Lara and Caroline’s truce doesn’t last for long. Caroline normally uses her tablet to talk, but now she's busily texting a new friend. Lara can't figure out what the two of them are up to, but it can't be good. And Caroline doesn't like Lara's snooping - she's supposed to be solving other people's mysteries, not spying on Caroline! As FIASCCO and the Finkel family mysteries spin out of control, can Caroline and Lara find a way to be friends again?
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Critic reviews
“Lara and her 15-months-younger sister, Caroline, both autistic, encounter a variety of challenges in middle school...the family dynamics reveal a deep-seated love and, occasionally, believably faltering tolerance for each other under the guidance of their caring but realistically challenged parents. Kapit keeps the focus squarely on how much the sisters share with their neurotypical classmates.” (Kirkus)
“[Kapit] emphasizes a diversity of experiences - of autism, Jewish traditions (Ashkenazi and Sephardic), and family and school life - showing that there’s no single iteration of any identity while highlighting a close-knit family that prioritizes making amends and learning to recover.” (Publishers Weekly)
"The Finkels are heartwarmingly and universally relatable, for autistic readers, assistive tech users, and non-disabled readers alike. I adored tagging along after Lara and Caroline on their path through family foibles and middle-school mishaps, and I know you will too." (Sally J. Pla, award-winning author of The Someday Birds and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine)
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Moving back into her parents’ house with her teenage daughter had not been Georgia Thackery’s “Plan A”. But when she got a job at the local college, it seemed the sensible thing to do. So she settled in and began reconnecting with old friends. Including Sid. Sid is the Thackery family’s skeleton. He’s lived in the house as long as Georgia can remember, although no one, including Sid, knows exactly where he came from and how he came to be a skeleton.
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Did
- By springfield40 on 07-10-24
By: Leigh Perry
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The Zero Blessing
- The Zero Enigma, Book 1
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Caitlyn Aguirre should have been a magician. Her family certainly expected her to be a magician. But by the time she reached her 12th birthday, Caitlyn hadn't even managed to cast a single spell! In desperation, her parents send her - and her magical sisters - to Jude's Sorcerous Academy, her last best chance to discover her powers. But as she struggles to survive her classes without a single spell to her name, Caitlyn starts to uncover an ancient mystery that may prove the key to her true powers....
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A Girl in a world of magic, where she has none!
- By Jas P on 10-26-17
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Not So Pure and Simple
- By: Lamar Giles
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s finally available. So when Kiera volunteers for an opportunity at their church, Del’s right behind her. Though he quickly realizes he’s inadvertently signed up for a Purity Pledge. His dad thinks his wires are crossed, and his best friend, Qwan, doesn’t believe any girl is worth the long game. But Del’s not about to lose his dream girl, and that’s where fellow pledger Jameer comes in.
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Whew!
- By nikoe oliver on 08-15-24
By: Lamar Giles
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Breaking Bailey
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Bailey welcomes a fresh start at the prestigious boarding school, Prescott Academy, far away from the painful memories of her mother's death and the unendurable happiness of her father and his new wife. She expects rigorous coursework and long hours of studying - what she doesn't expect is to be inducted into the Science Club, a group of wealthy and intelligent students who run a business cooking up drugs in their spare time. Suddenly, Bailey has everything she's ever wanted, including a sweet and handsome boyfriend named Warren, the brainy lead chemist in the Club.
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Too cliché and is very unrealistic
- By Kim on 01-25-21
By: Anonymous
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A Christmas Home
- Promise Glen Series, Book 1
- By: Marta Perry
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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After 10 years spent keeping house and raising her younger siblings, Sarah Yoder returns home to Promise Glen determined to make a fresh start. Her new job with neighbor Noah Raber's furniture business seems promising - until she and the woodworker clash over everything from the best way to reach new costumers to how to raise his mischievous six-year-old twin boys.
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The whole book is wonderful !
- By Mike Henry on 11-15-24
By: Marta Perry
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Picture Us in the Light
- By: Kelly Loy Gilbert
- Narrated by: James Chen
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When Danny discovers a taped-up box in his father's closet filled with old letters and a file on a powerful Silicon Valley family, he realizes there's much more to his family's past than he ever imagined. Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember, and it seems his path is set, with a scholarship to RISD and his family's blessing to pursue the career he's always dreamed of. Still, contemplating a future without his best friend, Harry Wong, by his side makes Danny feel a panic he can barely put into words.
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A poignant, touching novel for the Asian American millennial
- By Jenny on 06-30-23
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Happily Ever Afters
- By: Elise Bryant
- Narrated by: Jordan Cobb
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. The only place she’s a true leading lady is in the swoony love stories she shares only with Caroline, her best friend. When Tessa is accepted into the creative writing program of a prestigious art school, she’s excited to finally let her stories shine. But when she goes to her first workshop, the words are just...gone. Caroline has a solution: Tessa needs to find some inspiration in a real-life love story of her own.
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The longest disappointment
- By Abookwithreview on 01-22-21
By: Elise Bryant