Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson in the Shades of London series is about a girl named Rory who moves to London from Louisiana. Her parents send her to boarding school while they are in Bristol, a town close by. But, just as Rory reaches London there is a murderer on the loose, mimicking the fierce Jack the Ripper, a murderer in London history who killed in a specific way. The modern day Ripper strikes on the exact day, time, and location. Even though Jack the Ripper is a big part of London history, nobody knows how many people he killed or if it was one person or in a group. In fact, it seems that the murderer is a legend himself!! The good thing is that the police know where he is going to strike, or do they…
This book is a wonderful story about Rory who tries to balance her life between school, friends and family… and ridding London of a murderer with her new-found powers.
