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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
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.
This is one of those books to read when the craziness of life and politics has got you down. The mystery is compelling enough to keep you interested but low stakes so you're not stressed about the outcome. The characters are lovable, have great development, and make you want to move to a small town. Overall this is a very sweet and cathartic read that I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.