#1: Ripper

by Stephan Petrucha

The Ripper takes place in the late 19th century, around the time of Jack the Ripper. Carver Young is an orphan who loves solving mysteries and wants to be a detective. He eventually is adopted by Detective Hawking and starts to look for his real dad. But while doing that, he gets caught in the search for Jack the Ripper, who has come to New York. Carver and  his friend from the orphanage start trying to solve the case too. But what if Jack is not who Carver expects? I liked this book because the author really took you back to the 1890s and it was easy to visualize everything because of the authors attention to detail. I also like the case of Jack the Ripper and how much research was done for this book. My favorite character was Carver because he was relatable in the sense that he was thrown into new experiences without much preparation and had to get through them just like we are, but our experiences are a lot different than Cravers.