Reviews

Super Puzzletastic Mysteries: Short Stories for Young Sleuths from Mystery Writers of America by Chris Grabenstein

hamckeon's review

This book is hard to rate since it has all different stories from different authors. They are a good length for read aloud.

grapefuit's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

katehyde's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

yapha's review

4.0

This was a fantastic group of short mysteries set up like an updated Encyclopedia Brown, with the answers all in the back. (Somewhat challenging to read on a Kindle, but worth it.) I was excited to see reappearances from some favorite series like FunJungle and Greenglass House and also to be introduced to authors that I would like to read more of. I was able to figure out some of the solutions. All of the mysteries are very cleverly done. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.

eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss.

jaimiestarshine's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

rray_'s review

3.0

3.0/5 stars, some stories were better than others but it really wasn't all that "puzzletastic", sorry Chris (Mr. Lemonchello's was way better)

uhhlexiconic's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A sort of elevated Encyclopedia Brown for children, each mystery allows more character for their central character and a little more fair play sleuthing.

maggpiebymoonlight's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

nora_mcgowan's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jillcd's review

4.0

A fun book full of short mysteries to solve. It could be a great problem-solving read aloud.