When Piper Sail’s best friend vanishes in 1924 Chicago, she takes it upon herself to uncover the truth. With gangsters, forbidden secrets, and danger around every corner, Piper dives into the glitz and grit of the Roaring 20s, risking it all to solve the mystery and protect the people she loves most.

When a student at her old school asks Piper to investigate her brother’s death, Piper secretly takes the case. Her determination to discover the truth leads her into the seedy underbelly of 1920s Chicago, where clue after clue indicates there’s more to the brother’s death than what the family has been told. Chosen as a Librarian’s Favorite in 2026 for the Children’s Book Council awards!

In early 1942, as the United States enters WWII, young love is tested between Evalina Cassano, an Italian American girl, and Taichi Hamasaki, a Japanese American boy, as his family is sent to Manzanar Relocation Center. A YALSA 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults pick!

(Please note these were released in 2012 and 2013. With how rapidly technology has changed, some elements of these books feel like historical fiction!)