Summary
Twelve-year-old Maren is sure theatre camp isn’t for her. Theatre camp is for loud, confident, artsy people: people like her older sister, Hadley—the last person Maren wants to think about—and her cinema-obsessed, nonbinary bunkmate, Theo. But when a prank goes wrong, Maren gets drawn into the hunt for a diamond ring that, legend has it, is linked to the camp’s namesake, Charlotte “Charlie” Goodman, a promising director in Blacklist Era Hollywood.
When Maren connects the clues to Shak…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316669368 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316669369 |
| Author: | Janet Key |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 190mm x 134mm x 26mm |
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Praise for Twelfth:
A 2023 Bank Street Best Book
“Key does a good job of bringing in such topics as the 1940s Hearings Against Accused Communists in Hollywood and related “Lavender Scare” without letting history overwhelm the storytelling…and of allowing the book’s themes of gender and sexuality to develop organically.”
–The Horn Book*“Key weaves an intriguing mystery together with a sensitive exploration of gender identity, mental health, and family relationships in the historical and present-day settings.”–BCCB, starred review
“Debut author Key constructs a well-paced treasure hunt, as much a mystery as a love letter to theater and its history… A layered, unexpectedly poignant mystery with over-the-top characters.”–Kirkus Reviews
“Deftly comparing past and present, the novel explores themes of gender identity and sexual orientation during Hollywood’s “Lavender Scare” and today.“–Publishers Weekly
“Film and theater lovers will particularly delight in frequent references and lore, but the sensational summer-camp mystery will easily appeal to all.”–Booklist
About The Author
Janet Key
Janet Key was twelve, she sang and danced onstage, stayed up too late reading Shakespeare, and had a closet full of themed, handsewn vests. This is her first novel.
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