Nixon, Joan Lowery, Shadowmaker, Katie Gillian an dher mother move to small-town Texas so that her journalist mother can write a book. But the town is sure that she's there to expose the local toxic-waste disposal plant. Her friend disappears, after leaving her journal with Katie. ( )

I'm trying to read more genres of YA to broaden my spectrum. I picked this one for a dollar, it was a past winner of Florida's Sunshine Reader award. I can't say that I loved it, but it was ok for a thriller/mystery (which isn't my usual cup of tea.) A girl and her mother move to a small coastal town so her mom can work on a novel. Her mom, an investigative reporter, begins to receive threats because people assume she is there to research the local waste disposal company. Throw into the mix a secret society in the high school, and all sorts of intrigue develops. ( )