Shadow

by Mere Joyce

Fourteen-year-old Preston Craft is organizing a film festival for his school's film club. When one of the films goes missing two days before the festival begins, Preston is convinced it was stolen and is determined to get it back. But the only evidence of the theft is an unidentified shadow that crossed Preston's limited line of sight right before he discovered the film was gone. No one quite believes Preston, but like the gritty private eyes in the classic black-and-white films he adores, Preston refuses to give up. Can he solve a mystery based on such a shady clue?

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 30, 2018

About the author

Mere Joyce lives in Atlantic Canada. As both a writer and a librarian, she understands the importance of reading, and the impact the right story can have.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not expect the MC to be blind in this story, so when I started it and figured that out I was surprised. The mystery was okay. I didn't care all that much who deleted the movie, but I was glad that it wasn't obvious.

[Teresa Barrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Shade, I had to get my hands on more of Mere Joyce's work and I must say, this book did not disappoint. I was glued from the beginning.
Preston and his friends, Vi and Nico are organizing a film festival for his school's film club, but after one of the films goes missing just two days before the festival, Preston has a hard time convincing his friends of the shadow he saw and the noise he heard as the film went missing. After all, it's hard to explain shadows when you're legally blind.
Preston is determined to catch the thief and has suspicions of his own, but little does he know that it's not who he thinks.
I really enjoyed Shadow and would definitely recommend.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was interesting having the main character be legally blind, but explaining that he could sometime make out shadows or shapes. I liked that the culprit and reason wasn't obvious...in fact, it was surprising. All in all, his was an okay story.

3.5 stars

[Louie Sales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book about a blind student organizing a films event until one of the competitors film went missing 2 days before the film festival. He then tries to find out who deleted it and if they could get it back with the help of his friends Vi and Nico. Preston confronts one of the competitors Brandon because he assumed it was him since he was a cocky person. But Brandon wasn't the one who took the film. Vi walks into the room with her friend Constance. One day before the film festival Constance admits to Preston that He was the one who deleted the film only because he didnt want the film maker to change as a person because he knew that if the film maker won he would lose them as a friend.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, easy read. It is a great high interest book.

[Ms Michelle Van Balkom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having descriptions from a blind protagonist are interesting and make the basic plot better.

[E.A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A relatively interesting story written in very accessible prose and formatted with accessible font/page lay-out.