Michael, the youngest brother, is not much of a talker and is described by adults as “high functioning.” Colin, who is in the same grade as Marianna, is head strong, confident, and introduces Marianna to a new type of life-one that she is not quite ready for-filled with dances, hanging out with peers, and a potential new boyfriend. That is until she meets Colin and Michael, two brothers who join Marianna on her detective escapades-there’s the case of the missing laptop, the discovery of mysterious bones, and the quest to find the culprit of a cruel and hurtful adolescent prank. Raised by a single attorney father since she was six, Marianna prides herself on being a loner, relying only on the characters of books for friendships. Marianna Mestre: Nothing’s As It Seems is narrated by Marianna, a precocious and inquisitive 12-year-old, whose love for solving mysteries is challenged by the distraction of middle-school drama. It’s the mysteries of life and adolescents that Marianna finds confusing. She can get to the bottom of most mysteries-there’s the case of a stolen laptop, the discovery of unearthed bones, and the quest to find the culprit of a cruel and hurtful adolescent prank.
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