Mystery Book Reviews
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Dink is thrilled to finally be meeting his favorite mystery author, Wallis Wallace, but the author never arrives at the book signing. Clues point to a kidnapping. Could the famous author be in danger? Dink is on the trail with his friends Josh and Ruth Rose, following the clues one by one. Can they solve the mystery of the missing author before it's too late?
Book Series: A to Z Mysteries
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 8/26/2010
ISBN-10: 0679981683
ISBN-13: 9780679981688
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Absolutely True Story...How I Visited Yellowstone Park With the Terrible Rupes
Willo Davis Roberts (1997), 160 pages
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
What they thought would be a dream vacation turns into a nightmare for 12-year-old Lewis and his twin sister, Alison, when they accompany their irresponsible new neighbors on a trip to Yellowstone Park, and are chased by two mysterious men.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 068981464X
ISBN-13: 9780689814648
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle (1992), 352 pages
Illustrated by Barry Moser
Audience: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
This is a collection of Sherlock Holmes mystery adventures, including: 'A Scandal in Bohemia,' 'The Red-headed League,' and 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band.'
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0688107826
ISBN-13: 9780688107826
It's about a guy named TinTin who is a detective and there are 3 stories in the book. I enjoyed it because it is funny.
Reviewed by: Aaron @ Camp Read-a-Lot
Date read: 5/21/2010
ISBN-10: 0316359408
ISBN-13: 9780316359405
Alley
Eleanor Estes (2003), 288 pages
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Ten-year-old Connie Ives lives in the Brooklyn neighborhood called The Alley. The Alley is full great characters, fun games, and adventures. One of these adventures has Connie, her best friend, Billy Maloon, and the rest of the neigborhood kids playing detective, after Connie's house is burglarized. Will they collect enough clues, and put them together like puzzle pieces to solve the mystery? For another story about the kids from The Alley, read The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0152049185
ISBN-13: 9780152049188
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