The Name of the Star (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Rory: An American who goes to boarding school in London during a Jack the Ripper remake.
• Aurora 'Rory' Deveaux: A Louisiana teen who goes to boarding school in London while her parents are on sabbatical in Bristol.
• Julianne "Jazza" Benton: Rory's roommate and very good friend.
• Bhuvana (aka Boo): Jazza and Rory's roommate, introduced about half-way through. Seemingly incompatible from the other two girls.
• Jerome: One of Rory's friends at Wexford. He's a Prefect, wants to be a journalist, and is interested in the Ripper murders.
• Alistair: A mysterious boy who Rory meets in the library. He spends most of his time there reading in the dark.
• Stephen Dene: Young police officer. A friend of Boo and Callum.
• Callum: Works for Transport for London. Stephen's roommate and a friend of Boo.
• Jo: A ghost who died during WWII and who keeps her park clean. Also, Boo's best friend.
• Claudia: Hockey coach and head of girls' dormitory at Wexford.
• Charlotte: Head Girl. Used to be Jazza's roommate and very competitive.
• Andrew: Head Boy
• Mr. Everest: The headmaster of Wexford. Really tall. Nicknamed "Mount Everest".

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• “The name of the star is what you fear.”

  ~Jack the Ripper

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• “Fear can’t hurt you,” she said. “When it washes over you, give it no power. It’s a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.”

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• And if we get caught, I will claim I made you go. At gunpoint. I am American. People will assume I’m armed.”

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• I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a Southerner, and we will drain away the moments of your life with our slow, detailed replies until you are nothing but a husk of your former self and that much closer to death.

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• Maybe that’s what bravery is. You forget you’re in trouble when you see someone else in danger. Or maybe there is a limit to how afraid you can get, and I’d hit it.

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• Sometimes you have to see the bathroom to know the hard reality of things.

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• “I’m Amy Pond,” she said. “From Doctor Who. This is her kissogram outfit.”

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• Men would be angels, angels would be gods. —Alexander Pope, “Essay on Man”

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• “Audaces fortuna iuvat.” “What does that mean?” I asked. “Fortune favors the brave,”

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• Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke.

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• England and Britain and the United Kingdom are not the same thing. England is the country. Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is the formal designation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as a political entity. If you mess this up, you will be corrected. Repeatedly. The English will play hockey in any weather. Thunder, lightning, plague of locusts . . . nothing can stop the hockey. Do not fight the hockey, for the hockey will win.

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• New Orleans, Louisiana
• London: City known for ghosts due to its long and morbid history.
• Wexford: Fictional boarding school.

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Glossary edit see section history

• The Shades: A group of police officers in London who specialize in ghosts.

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Followed by The Madness Underneath.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Maureen Johnson (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Edgar Award (Finalist, 2012: Young Adult)

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• Library of Congress: PZ7.J634145 Nam
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There are descriptions of the historic Jack the Ripper murder scenes and the fictional copy cat murder scenes presented in this story.

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• Books › Teens › Mysteries