Blackthorn Winter (Reiss novel)

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Blackthorn Winter
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Author Kathryn Reiss
LanguageEnglish
Genre Young adult, mystery
Publisher Harcourt
Publication date
2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages352 pp.
ISBN 0-15-205479-0
OCLC 57754049
LC Class PZ7.R2776 Bla 2006
Followed byMurder at Heatherstone Hall 

Blackthorn Winter is a young adult mystery novel by Kathryn Reiss. [1] The book was first published on January 1, 2006 through Harcourt Children's Books.

Contents

A sequel, Murder at Heatherstone Hall, was published in 2015. [2]

Plot introduction

Juliana, a fifteen-year-old girl, moves with her mother to the artists' colony of Blackthorn, England from the United States while her parents are undergoing a separation. She begins to investigate a murder of one of the artists living at the colony.

Reception

Critical reception for Blackthorn Winter has been mixed to positive, [3] [4] and the book received reviews from the School Library Journal and Horn Book Guide . [5] Kliatt gave Blackthorn Winter a positive review, stating that "YAs who like mysteries in atmospheric settings will enjoy this one." [6] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books gave a more mixed review, as they felt that the book had too many elements at play that made what was an otherwise enjoyable read sluggish at points. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Blackthorn Winter (audio review)". Booklist. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Murder at Heatherstone Hall at Fantastic Fiction and Author's blog Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Blackthorn Winter (review)". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Blackthorn Winter (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Blackthorn Winter (review)". Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal (BookVerdict). Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Rosser, Claire (November 1, 2007). "Reiss, Kathryn. Blackthorn winter, a murder mystery.(Young adult review)". Kliatt. 41 (6): 21. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Gaffney, Loretta (2006). "Blackthorn Winter (review)" . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 59 (6): 283–284. doi:10.1353/bcc.2006.0100. S2CID   143302132 . Retrieved February 2, 2014.


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