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I think this might be a new trend... Young adult novels about the Ripper! Has anyone read these books?
I'm surprised more authors haven't explored this theme before. It's dark, but so are a lot of the YA novels these days. I've thought the historical setting alone would make a gripping YA novel.
First there was The Name of the Star (Shades of London) by Maureen Johnson, a contemporary YA novel set in London about murders that mimick the Ripper case. (Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Name-Star-...ref=pd_sim_b_9)
Then there was Ripper by Stefan Petrucha (http://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Stefan-..._mb_hu_c_3_dp), about a 14-year-old orphan boy taken in by a Pinkerton detective in New York City. The boy tries to find his father, then starts to wonder if his father might be Jack the Ripper.
All cool enough, but then I saw this one recently:
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves (http://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Novel-A...860575&sr=8-1).
This one actually takes place in London during the time of the murders. There is a paranormal element (I don't mind paranormal elements, but not in Ripper novels, sigh). But still, it sounds great. Especially from this description on Amazon. "Amy Carol Reeves (Columbia, SC) is a nineteenth-century British literature scholar. She became entranced by the idea for Ripper, her first YA novel, after meeting Donald Rumbelow, a world-recognized expert on Jack the Ripper."
Rumbelow? That's promising!
I'm surprised more authors haven't explored this theme before. It's dark, but so are a lot of the YA novels these days. I've thought the historical setting alone would make a gripping YA novel.
First there was The Name of the Star (Shades of London) by Maureen Johnson, a contemporary YA novel set in London about murders that mimick the Ripper case. (Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Name-Star-...ref=pd_sim_b_9)
Then there was Ripper by Stefan Petrucha (http://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Stefan-..._mb_hu_c_3_dp), about a 14-year-old orphan boy taken in by a Pinkerton detective in New York City. The boy tries to find his father, then starts to wonder if his father might be Jack the Ripper.
All cool enough, but then I saw this one recently:
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves (http://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Novel-A...860575&sr=8-1).
This one actually takes place in London during the time of the murders. There is a paranormal element (I don't mind paranormal elements, but not in Ripper novels, sigh). But still, it sounds great. Especially from this description on Amazon. "Amy Carol Reeves (Columbia, SC) is a nineteenth-century British literature scholar. She became entranced by the idea for Ripper, her first YA novel, after meeting Donald Rumbelow, a world-recognized expert on Jack the Ripper."
Rumbelow? That's promising!
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