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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I thought this book was intriguing from the start. It started with a young girl named Truly who hates her new town Pumpkin Falls. She soon finds friends and finds a mystery to solve. I gave this book a 5 star because I think it's great for all ages.
A cute book with a gentle mystery, perfect for a book-lover's snowy day.
Recommended for 5th and 6th grade
Recommended for 5th and 6th grade
Read this to my 10 yo daughter. So cute without being excessively childish. We loved it.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
4 stars
This was such a fun read. Maybe a little more...oh, what’s the word? Deep? Realness? Than the Vanderbeeker’s series with Truly’s military father losing an arm while deployed and all the teasing from siblings and schoolmates. But, I did really enjoy this story and all the bookstore parts. (I would say the Vanderbeeker’s series has more of a whimsical vibe than this story, though, this one is more realistic. I comment/compare the two because they are both Middle Grade books with large families and family dynamics.) I definitely am looking forward to reading the next book and hope to get this book for my own collection. Overall pretty clean with mentions of going to church.
Content:
Quite a bit of teasing over names and heights (but most of them are stopped by adults or other kids); Mentions of body noises; 3 dumbs, 3 hecks, 7 morons, 8 duhs, 8 shut ups, and 34 stupids.
This was such a fun read. Maybe a little more...oh, what’s the word? Deep? Realness? Than the Vanderbeeker’s series with Truly’s military father losing an arm while deployed and all the teasing from siblings and schoolmates. But, I did really enjoy this story and all the bookstore parts. (I would say the Vanderbeeker’s series has more of a whimsical vibe than this story, though, this one is more realistic. I comment/compare the two because they are both Middle Grade books with large families and family dynamics.) I definitely am looking forward to reading the next book and hope to get this book for my own collection. Overall pretty clean with mentions of going to church.
Content:
Quite a bit of teasing over names and heights (but most of them are stopped by adults or other kids); Mentions of body noises; 3 dumbs, 3 hecks, 7 morons, 8 duhs, 8 shut ups, and 34 stupids.
As a middle schooler this book is truly stupid (No pun intended!). I don’t know any middle schoolers who would ever act like this. The characters have little depth. I read this for a middle school book club and every one thought it was silly and boring.
A MG mystery centered around an indie bookstore? Love! Review forthcoming
Loved this! This was amazing. I loved the voice of the main character. I loved the family. Every single character was so alive and well drawn. Just a beautiful book.
