Student Recommendations for

Joan Lowery Nixon


The Dark and Deadly Pool

It was very good.  Exciting read!  Tara L.
Rating: ****1/2


The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore

This book was really good.  It contained a lot of suspense.  It kept my interest throughout the entire book.  It also got me interested in mystery books more.  Lisa P.
Rating: ****1/2

This book is a great mystery.  It is a real page turner!  Laura P.
Rating: *****


The Name of the Game was Murder

This was a real page turner, I couldn't put it down.  It starts out with an episode that makes you keep reading right until the end to find out the result.  Candace O.
Rating: ****

This book is so good.  It's kind of like the game Clue because one person is dead and you need to find out who killed him.  It is so suspenseful and sometimes scary.  Sarah B.
Rating: *****

This is a great book with exciting twists.  If you like mystery, this is the book for you.  The main character is a girl around our age (13 or 14) who takes they mystery on herself, but someone doesn't want her to.  Brittnee B.
Rating: *****

This book was very exciting!  I never expected the killer to be who it was.  Tara L.
Rating: *****

I thought the mystery was a little to easy to figure out.  But otherwise it was pretty interesting and easy to read.  Katie A.
Rating: ***

I liked this book.  It was a good mystery.  Even if you don't like mysteries you'll like this book.  Kaleena E.
Rating: ****


The Other Side of Dark

This is a tragic mystery of a young girl put in a coma for 8 years, with the killer still after her.  Meghan A.
Rating: *****

If you are looking for a scary book that keeps you wanting more, read this book!  Taylor L.
Rating: ****


Secret, Silent Screams

This was a GREAT book and was very factual.  It talks a lot about what causes suicide and what happens afterwards.  Tara
Rating: *****


Spirit Seeker

This was a great mystery novel.  It follows a girl as she goes about trying to find out who killed her boyfriend's parents.  Everyone is sure the boyfriend killed them but she goes to all measures to prove them wrong.  I liked this book because it was fast-paced and had some great mysteries throughout it.  Cari W.
Rating: ****


The Weekend was Murder

It was very good.  You should read it if you like mysteries.  Tara L.
Rating: *****