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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a cute middle school read. I love a good mystery and this was perfect for the age range.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
I'm glad I read this book because it's useful for a CSI for kids program I'm doing this summer. I don't know why these books didn't come out 10 years ago, when CSI first aired. The characters are stereotypical middle school kids: bully, jock, nerd, ballerina. Three students are learning about forensics in their science class, so when the school is sick from the lunch they form a club to find out what happened.
The science teacher, Miss Hodges, says her cousin is a CSI in Las Vegas. That's the only connection to the show; she never talks about Hodges and he is never a character in the book.
My 11 year old would probably read this book and think it was good because he is a huge fan of the shows. Other kids who are at the reading level probably aren't allowed to watch CSI because of the death and whatnot.
A side note: the author kept using the phrase "the three friends" which distracted and irritated me.
The science teacher, Miss Hodges, says her cousin is a CSI in Las Vegas. That's the only connection to the show; she never talks about Hodges and he is never a character in the book.
My 11 year old would probably read this book and think it was good because he is a huge fan of the shows. Other kids who are at the reading level probably aren't allowed to watch CSI because of the death and whatnot.
A side note: the author kept using the phrase "the three friends" which distracted and irritated me.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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
Dug this up from a drawer in my desk-- and now I remember I only bought this so I could receive the free Crime Scene kit that came with it at the Scholastic Book Fair lmao. It's a readable story is all. Pretty solid set-up.