Shattered Colors

During the summer of 1976, a shocking crime leaves a small Midwest town reeling. A young girl is found strangled on the school playground and 12-year-old Bree Grant's world is turned upside down. Already feeling odd as the only girl in the school's gifted program, Bree hides her gift of seeing the colors or auras surrounding each person she meets. She believes they are a person's true colors--the reality of who they are. When her father's best friend is accused of the murder, Bree challenges the allegations and refuses to believe his guilt. While going against her father's orders and fearing his wrath, Bree sets out to solve the murder as a way to avenge Rachel Carter's death and gain her father's respect. Armed with unique intelligence and her secret gift, she begins her own investigation, unaware of the threat drawing closer. In her quest for truth, Bree learns the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves. "When justice looks impossible, sometimes the most unlikely must rise to the challenge. Shattered Colors is a riveting read for mystery readers, highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review "Bree is an imaginative, endearing narrator who keeps us reading--and rooting for her--until the end. Garland, an award-winning educator who works with gifted children, has a talent for capturing the complex emotional landscape of her gutsy young heroine." --Kirkus Reviews