The Lady's Slipper: A Melody Mystery (American Girl Beforever Mysteries)
by Emma Carlson Berne
American Girl: Melody (Mystery 1), American Girl Mysteries (Melody)
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"Melody Ellison is impressed by her sophisticated new friend, Leah Roth, but she wishes her cousin Val would stop being so standoffish to Leah! Melody meets Leah's grandfather, Dr. Roth, a botanist who escaped the Nazis and brought a rare and valuable Lady's Slipper orchid with him to America. When Melody's own grandfather becomes a suspect in a burglary, Melody turns to Val and Leah for help. Yet Leah seems to be hiding something, something to do with her grandfather, that could hurt all of show more them. Can Melody catch the orchid thief before it's too late?"--Publisher. show lessTags
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The Mystery books are written by different authors than the mainline books, so I'm really curious about how this differs from those (which are #ownvoices, vs this one by a prolific middle grade/juvenile lit white author).
The core of the mystery is over stolen orchids, and Melody makes a new friend. The book draws parallels between treatment of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland to Black people in the Jim Crow South, and while they are comparable, I felt like the way Poppa reacts to his treatment could've been done with more nuance (a minor nitpick). Overall, a quick read.
The core of the mystery is over stolen orchids, and Melody makes a new friend. The book draws parallels between treatment of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland to Black people in the Jim Crow South, and while they are comparable, I felt like the way Poppa reacts to his treatment could've been done with more nuance (a minor nitpick). Overall, a quick read.
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Emma Carlson Berne often writes on topics related to Jewish life, history, and culture. As a Jewish person, she welcomes the chance to explore these aspects of her people. Learn more about Emma and her books at EmmaCarlsonBerne.com.
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American Girl (Melody Mystery 1)
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