Dani Noir

By Suma, Nova Ren

Publishers Summary:
If this were a movie, you'd open to the first page of this book and be transported to a whole other world. Everything would be in black and white, except maybe for the girl in pink polka-dot tights, and this really great music would start to swell in the background. All of a sudden, you wouldn't be able to help it -- you'd be a part of the story, you'd be totally sucked in. You'd be in this place, filled with big lies, mysterious secrets, and a tween girl turned sleuth....Zoom in on thirteen-year-old Dani Callanzano. It's the summer before eighth grade, and Dani is stuck in her nothing-ever-happens town with only her favorite noir mysteries at the Little Art movie theater to keep her company.But one day, a real-life mystery begins to unravel -- at the Little Art! And it all has something to do with a girl in polka-dot tights.... Armed with a vivid imagination, a flair for the dramatic, and her knowledge of all things Rita Hayworth, Dani sets out to solve the mystery, and she learns more about herself than she ever though she could.

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ISBN
978-1-41697-564-9
Publisher
Aladdin Simon


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2009

Gr 6-8 Summer looks bleak to 13-year-old Danielle Callanzano. Her best friend has moved away, her father has recently split, and her mother is acting sad and weepy. Dani finds escape in the glamorous film noir world at the Little Art, a local retro movie theater in her sleepy upstate New York town. There she finds companionship in Austin, the son of the owner, and his cousin Jackson, the projectionist. Drawn by the mystery and m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on November 1, 2009

"I understand how—in the movies—you walk away at the end knowing who the bad guy is. It's not like in real life when you walk around all confused, wondering if you're the bad one for hating them." Thirteen-year-old Dani sees the world through the lens of the noir films that have been playing at her small-town movie theater. That makes it easier to cas...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Thirteen-year-old Dani sees the world through the lens of noir films that play at her small-town movie theater. That...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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