The In-Between

by Rebecca K.S. Ansari

Recommended Audience: Middle School+

Opinion: Recommended w/ Advisories

Rating: 10/10

Synopsis: Cooper’s sister Jess finds an unsolved mystery online about a deadly train crash that happened a hundred years ago. But one passenger was never identified and the only clue about him was a logo on his jacket. Then they find out that the girl that just moved next door has the same logo on her jacket! Cooper and his sister team up to find the truth about the girl.

Lessons learned: The feeling of a boy whose dad died

Advisories: In this book they mention a place called “The In-Between” which is supposed to be between life and the afterlife

ADMIN NOTE: A major setting of this is a time/space known as the “in-between” that is between life and the afterlife. Parents are encouraged to have a discussion with their child about the Islamic concept of the barzakh (the stage between life and the afterlife) to clarify and reinforce Islamic theological concepts in juxtaposition to this book.