Katrin’s Chronicles: The Canon of Jacqueléne Dyanne Vol. 1

From time to time, I break with my tradition of only reviewing books for younger people, in order to include a teen-appropriate children’s book. This is one of those exceptions, as this very unusual children’s book came my way fortuitously. At first, I didn’t know what to make of it. Was it a disguised personal biography? Was it a journey into the recent past of the 1960′s, focused on current events? In fact it’s none of these. Somewhere in the first thirty pages, I found I was totally hooked on the adventure and growth of two young girls in Chicago who are intuitive detectives.This book, much like the girls at the heart of the book, is not what it seems. It could be considered a contemporary Nancy Drew, given the number of mysteries the girls solve. However, it is also a wonderful look at the possibility of learning to tap into one’s own inner power, and live a teenage life from that place. Each time the mystery is solved through intuition, we also see the confluence of common sense, deep observation, and the ability to open oneself to what’s happening in the world. A lovely way to solve mysteries.