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A review by darumachan
Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
3.0
Thanks to libro.fm for the free audiobook edition through their ALC for Educators program.
Sweet story about navigating friendship during middle school years, told through an intriguing mystery that felt high-sakes without introducing any real peril in the main characters' lives. While I appreciated the detailed interactions between the main character and the various reliable adults in her life, I also felt that some of the conversations were a bit contrived -- especially the interactions between the group of friends and the college professor -- which felt a little too preachy, or slightly heavy-handed in modeling "good" behavior. I like that there were so many positive role models available to Maisy and her friends, but in so many ways the extent to which this crew went on making a documentary film had me wondering whether it might be setting unreasonable expectations for how early teenagers would engage intellectually on a group project for school and execute such a polished final product.
Sweet story about navigating friendship during middle school years, told through an intriguing mystery that felt high-sakes without introducing any real peril in the main characters' lives. While I appreciated the detailed interactions between the main character and the various reliable adults in her life, I also felt that some of the conversations were a bit contrived -- especially the interactions between the group of friends and the college professor -- which felt a little too preachy, or slightly heavy-handed in modeling "good" behavior. I like that there were so many positive role models available to Maisy and her friends, but in so many ways the extent to which this crew went on making a documentary film had me wondering whether it might be setting unreasonable expectations for how early teenagers would engage intellectually on a group project for school and execute such a polished final product.