A Psalm for Lost Girls | 
pickThis is not a book that you can stick a genre on, but that's a plus in my view. Callie is dealing with the recent death of her older sister Tess, complicated by that fact that a couple of years before her death Tess had been hearing voices that her mom and the religious community viewed as miracles from God. Now Tess is up for sainthood, and Callie is trying to prevent that from happening. (Continued below)
MidnightBookGirl She's angry that her sister can't just be left in peace, angry that Tess endured so much grief and anger directed at her because their neighbor's granddaughter was kidnapped and Tess failed to work a miracle. 4 months after Tess's death, the little girl escapes from her kidnapper, and Callie finds herself working with Tess's secret boyfriend, Danny, to uncover that mystery and to stop the Church's endeavors to canonize Tess. (Con't) 5y
MidnightBookGirl Despite all this, the book isn't religious, and it's left to the reader to draw their own conclusions- were Tess's gifts schizophrenia, from God, or, and this is not something really talked about much in the book, but just a psychic gift? I really enjoyed the mystery aspect and how well the author handled grief. It's also refreshing to read a YA book not afraid to tackle religion, and it treats both sides with respect. 5y
Clare-Dragonfly Wow—sounds absolutely fascinating. Thanks for your review. 5y
so-so
