I read this book completely randomly. I didn't know anything about it, but had been looking for a different book that a student of my husband's was reading and came across this one in my search. It looked interesting so I put it on hold at the library. I really enjoyed this book! It reminded me of my Nancy Drew reading days as a young girl. An orphan girl Edie lives with her grandmother who has gone blind...when that is discovered her grandmother is put into an elderly home and she is given to the care of her aunt and three horrible cousins who are not disciplined and constantly torment her. It happens that another young girl the same age is at a boarding school and constantly losing her things...but then they show up again. At school people think she is making it up and but her father believes her when she says things are missing but mysteriously show up again. He wants someone to be a "spy" and figure out what is going on with his daughter so Edie is chosen as the spy. What follows is an incredible coming of age story and discovering who you are, while saving the day as well. I loved the mystery part of this story and really the only complaint that I had was that it is a modern setting...but you wouldn't guess that at all. There are a couple of weird references to cell phones but to me it doesn't fit at all. I think it should have been set in the early 1900s instead of modern day. I think there were a couple of mild swear words but I would be okay with my tween daughter (if I had one) reading this.
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