I think that having the book be around the times of the 1900's makes the setting and plot interesting and unique. Most of the murder and the suspenseful parts take place on the mountain, while the small, yet important parts, take place down in Price's Corners and late in the book, it takes place in Wallen. I would have to say that the settings in this book are really descriptive, which allows me to picture it in my head, making reading it easier. I first thought that this book would be boring since the setting didn't seem interesting enough, but later, I found out that the setting was perfect. The time that this book takes place in is around the mid 1900's, which is why there are still schoolhouses, and not everyone has a telephone. The months of when the story occurs is during September to December.
In Price's Corners, there's the mountain, the schoolhouse, the police station, many houses, such as Dee and Gran's, Vivien's, and Cissy's. The book takes place in Price's Corners, in Ontario, and some parts in Wallen. All these deaths of young girls lead up to who murdered them, though it is quite unexpected. On Halloween night, Clooey, Dee's friend, also goes missing when she went to the Halloween party and left early. Dee has also heard of other girls who have disappeared too, many years before her birth. Local police, after finding the bones, have found a ring that belongs to Mary Ann Simpson, who was Dee's friend and they used to play up on the mountain when they were younger. Dee and her grandmother have "the sight", an ability to see spirits from the afterlife and also experience their deaths, as well as sense what is going to happen. One morning, bones are discovered on Pike Mountain. However, the setting of this book made me think that it would be boring, but as I read more, I then found out that the setting of this book fit the plot. Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant (Alfred A.Barbara Haworth-Attard's Haunted interested me with its many characters and unique settings.
The finalists for the 2010 CLA Young Adult Book Award, in alphabetical order by author, are: The award will be presented on June 3 at the CLA conference in Edmonton. The winner of the award and the Honour Books will be announced prior to the Canadian Library Association National Conference and Trade Show. This award recognizes an author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction published in 2009 that appeals to readers between the ages of 13 and 18.
I just found out Not Suitable for Family Viewingmade it on another shortlist – this time, for The Canadian Library Association’s 2010 Young Adult Book Award.
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