The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Book 1 of Shades of London See Also: First Impression for The Name of the Star The Day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it's the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this w...
I loved this book!!!!!The Name of the StarbyMaureen JohnsonRory has enough issues beingthe new American girl at herLondon boarding school whenshe ends up being the onlywitness in a Jack-the-Rippercopycat murder.Hide under the covers oneminute, funny the next-all I know is I'm so glad Maureen Johnson...
I wasn’t expecting so much fantasy from a Maureen Johnson book but I thoroughly enjoyed all the mystery and trills. I liked that I really didn’t know where the story was going. I thought that her third roommate was going to be a bad guy and it ends up going a totally different route with her. I a...
Wow, what a ride! A gripping, funny, steam train of a book that holds on and doesn't let go. Two quips knocked a star off -- Lack of depth... but I find this in nearly all YA novels, so whatever.- Heroine as bait. Maybe I'm over sensitive after watching The Vampire Diaries, but this is a plot dev...
Format: Audio (CDs)Narrated By: Nicola BarberOriginal Publication Year: 2011Genre(s): YA, Urban Fantasy, MysterySeries: Shades of London (#1)Awards: Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young AdultRory Devereaux is a Louisiana teenager who gets an opportunity to spend her senior year of high school in Engla...
This book was so good! I simply adored it. Having read Maureen Johnson before, I knew that this book would be well-written, but I was still a bit wary because it was a 'paranormal book' and I am usually not a fan of paranormal books. However, this one was simply fantastic! Rory is a Southern girl wh...
I believe this was my first Maureen Johnson read, and, I have to say, it was fairly enjoyable. I also have to say that, were it not for several positive reviews from trusted reviewers, I probably would not have picked this up based on the Putnam cover. I get what it was going for, and I am by no mea...
So disappointed. The author had an interesting theme (Jack the Ripper) but she did not make use of it. Even the cover suggests something eerie happening, and this is taking place in freaking UK! For about half of the book, nothing happens... unless you are interested in boarding school in UK. Which ...
Rory Devaux, Louisiana teenager, comes to London to attend boarding school while her law professor parents are spending a year teaching at Bristol. She is excited to be experiencing English boarding schools for herself. Her boarding school happens to be in the same area that was terrorized by Jack t...
I actually first heard about this book when I met Maureen Johnson at an author signing at LeakyCon in 2011, where she was handing out promotional buttons for The Name of the Star to those in line. I filed it away as something that would probably be interesting, but with a far-off release date and th...
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