Gideon Green in Black and White
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Gideonâs short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone elseâincluding his best friend, Lilyâmoved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now heâs sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideonâs door, needing his help.
He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon canât 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.
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 lifeâor risk a permanent fade to black.Â
* A Junior Library Guild Selection *
* A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Title *
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Katie Henry, author of Heretics Anonymous, Letâs Call It a Doomsday, and This Will Be Funny Someday, is a writer living and working in New York City. She received her BFA in dramatic writing from NYUâs Tisch School of the Arts and is a published playwright, specializing in theater for young audiences. Her plays have been performed by high schools and community organizations in over thirty states. You can find her online at www.katiehenrywrites.com.
