Book Info:
The Cassette Tape Secret by Danielle Herzog
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary
Publishing Date: October 21, 2025
Synopsis:
Thirteen-year-old Alex Bennett is used to being overlooked by his classmates. From being bullied due to his OCD, he’s learned that being invisible is the safest option. So he’s unprepared when the new girl, Ida May, requests to partner with him on a school project. And he is even more unprepared when the project she wants to work on reveals a mysterious message left on a cassette tape—one that leads the pair to a box buried in Alex’s front yard.
Soon, Alex finds himself knee-deep in a mystery he wanted no part of. Urged on by his therapist and Ida May, he’s forced to step out of his carefully created comfort zone to untangle the complicated history he and Ida May have uncovered. But the more time Alex spends with Ida May, the more he wonders if the friendship growing between them is real or if she’ll leave as soon as the mystery is solved. As he and Ida May close in on the answers they’ve been searching for, Alex begins to understand that not everything is as it seems on the surface, and that maybe he doesn’t have to hide his OCD—or himself—from the world.
Content Warning: bullying, anxiety attacks, mental health, severed finger
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223466093
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DSQ6JP7Q/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cassette-tape-secret-danielle-herzog/1146868364
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-cassette-tape-secret-danielle-herzog/3005cb00af284d06
About the Author:
Danielle Herzog works in education (former school counselor) by day, and by night, she’s a kid lit writer, freelance writer, speaker, mother and member of one ridiculously insane large Italian family. And by insane, she’s referring to aunts that still pinch her cheeks, and uncles who slap her husband’s face when they say hello. She has about thirty cousins whose names are Godfather characters.
As a freelance writer, she has written everything from parenting articles to restaurant reviews, to the style section, to book reviews, and, her favorite – education and mental health. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Parenting, The Huffington Post, Mamalode, AOL, What to Expect, Barnes & Noble, and Nickelodeon, as well as other national and local publications. She’s spoken and led workshops on counseling and education, writing and blogging, as well as provided on-air reporting and corresponding for various television shows.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.danielleherzog.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/danicounselor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielleherzogauthor/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7327244
Tour Schedule:
October 20th
Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s – Review, Tik Tok
paperbacktomes – Promotional Post
Bookcrushin – Promotional Post
October 21st
The Violet West – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Cassette Tape Secret
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
October 22nd
Books1987 – Promotional Post
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
October 23rd
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
October 24th
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Review
October 25th
Ilovebooksandstuffblog – Review
October 26th
Mx. Phoebe’s Viewpoint – Review, Favorite Quotes
Instagram Tour:
October 20th
kimbartosch – Review, Tik Tok
paperbacktomes – Promotional Post
diamondxgirl – Promotional Post
October 21st
therearenobadbooks – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Cassette Tape Secret
thebookdutchesses – Promotional Post
markita_reads – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Cassette Tape Secret
October 22nd
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
chaoshappinessbookmama – Review
meghenslittlelibrary – Creative Post
October 23rd
nissa_the.bookworm – Promotional Post
quiettime.reading – Promotional Post
onemused – Promotional Post
October 24th
karencsiddall – Review
hogwartslittlefreelibrarymn – Creative post
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
October 25th
ilovebooksandstuffblog – Review
mama_coffee_books_cardigans – Promotional Post
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
October 26th
mxphoebesviewpoint – Review, Favorite Quotes
kathreadsall – Review
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