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The silver blonde, Elizabeth Ross

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Ages 14 and up, Delacorte PressGrades 10-12, Delacorte Press

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The silver blonde

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Elizabeth Ross

In 1946 Hollywood, eighteen-year-old Clara Berg dreams of becoming a film editor and going on a real date with handsome yet unpredictable screenwriter Gil, until she stumbles upon a murder mysteryHollywood, 1946. The war is over, and Clara Berg spends her days shelving reels as a vault girl at Silver Pacific Studios. All her dreams are pinned on getting a break in film editing. When she returns a reel of film to storage one night, Clara stumbles across the lifeless body of a woman in Vault 5. The costume, the makeup, the ash-blond hair are unmistakable: it's Babe Bannon, A-list star. And it looks like murder. As the Silver Blonde murder ignites Tinseltown, rumors swirl, but the facts of the case keep shifting. Nothing is what it seems-- not even the victim. -- adapted from jacket

adolescent