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Reviewed by: Heather Maneiro, High School Librarian Title: One Last Breath Author: Ginny Myers Sain Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Year: 2024 Good for Grades: 11-12 Genre/Type of Book: Paranormal
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: LGBTQ+ Recommended for a school library: No Reason(s) for choosing the book: Cybils YA Speculative Fiction Review If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be:
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Tru has graduated and everyone in town thinks her future is all mapped out: College in the fall with her life-long friend (recent boyfriend). But to Tru, this feels like a plan mapped out for her, not by her. Tru starts the summer off at the remembrance service for the murders of Bailey and Celeste. Their unsolved murders in Mount Orange and the unsolved South Florida killings have held Tru’s fascination for years and her job at the paper allows her access to John Boy’s research to delve in a little deeper. Then Rio shows up and claims an even closer relationship to the murders. Could Rio and Tru be Bailey and Celeste re-incarnated and destined to solve the mysteries once and for all?
This title reminded me a lot of my most recent Riley Sager read The House Across the Lake in regards to the mix of mystery and supernatural elements. I rechecked the intended audience a few times as the title felt a little more New Adult rather than Young Adult to me.
I probably will not purchase for the physical collection. It may be worth adding to the SORA collection. The title is available digitally in ebook and audio form through the county system.
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