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Loading... Nooks & Crannies (2015)by Jessica Lawson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. What? A satisfying murder mystery for kids? Can it be? Although the first half was a bit slow, planting clues and red herrings, the second half picked up quite nicely. The parts of the explanation of who-done-it were a bit out of left field, but there were enough other clues that the reader could put together that it was still satisfying. I don't think the comparisons to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are fair at all. The despicable characters are not as dark as Dahl's and the murder mystery is the more central theme than six kids competing for an inheritance. Rich Countess Camilla DeMoss issues invitations to her country estate to six children (including Tabitha Crum) from various circumstances, some with a Roald Dahl bent. She tells them that they are all adopted and one of them is her long-lost grandchild, heir to her large fortune. When the children start disappearing, Tabitha becomes determined to solve the mystery. Get this into the hands of your mystery-loving ten-to-twelve-year-olds. 4 stars no reviews | add a review
Eleven-year-old Tabitha Crum, whose parents were just about to abandon her, is invited to the country estate of a wealthy countess along with five other children and told that one of them will become her heir. No library descriptions found. |
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