Gideon Green in Black and White

<p><strong><em>Truly Devious </em>meets <em>Turtles All the Way Down</em> in critically acclaimed author Katie Henry's YA contemporary comedic mystery a hilarious send-up of the hardboiled detective genre that spotlights family friendship and love. </strong></p><p>Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started and everyone else--including his best friend Lily--moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat fedora and his treasured film noir collection. Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door needing his help.</p><p>He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation but Gideon can't turn down a case. As a cover Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly he finds himself warming up to the welcoming close-knit staff . . . especially Tess the cute witty editor-in-chief.</p><p>But as the case gets bigger than Gideon or Lily could have anticipated Gideon must balance his black-and-white quest for the truth with the full colors of real life--or risk a permanent fade to black. </p><p><strong>* A Junior Library Guild Selection *</strong></p><p><strong>* A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Title *</strong></p>