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No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale

No One Else Can Have You

by Kathleen Hale

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  • Jan 2014, 384 pages
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A quiet town like Friendship, Wisconsin, keeps most of its secrets buried... but when local teen Ruth Fried is found murdered in a cornfield, her best friend, Kippy Bushman, decides to uncover the truth and catch the killer. Since the police aren't much help, Kippy looks to her idol, journalist Diane Sawyer, for tips on how to conduct her investigation. But Kippy soon discovers, if you want to dig up the truth, your hands have to get a little dirty, don'tcha know.

In this riveting young adult novel, Kathleen Hale creates an intricately plotted murder mystery that will keep readers guessing, laughing, and cringing until the surprising final pages.

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"Will make readers both cringe and chuckle… sweetly amusing… the last few pages are nail-biters" - Publishers Weekly

"A super-duper mystery...snort-inducingly funny, from start to finish." - Booklist

"Starred Review. Can a murder mystery be funny? You betcha!" - Kirkus

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Mariana

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I think this book isn't for everyone, but it was definitely for me. I personally loved this book, and thought it was so humorous in its own way.

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Kathleen Hale

Kathleen Hale was born and raised in Wisconsin. She graduated from Harvard in 2010. No One Else Can Have You is her first novel.

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