Bernie Magruder and the Disappearing Bodies
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Bernie Magruder - Bessledorf Hotel
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Dead bodies which appear and disappear mysteriously are threatening to lose Sam's father his job as manager of the Besseldorf Hotel. What can be done? How do you find a ghost?Tags
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Bernie Magruder and the Disappearing Bodies Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A lingering mystery for children that could use some minor plot twists. I love a good mystery with a red herring or two. Even though it is a children’s book it would have benefited from more complexity of plot. There were no red herrings or clues to lead the readers astray.
When I find a children’s mystery I’m thrilled. Good mysteries appeal to reluctant readers. I can’t imagine this book creating a love for reading. The story lacks some subplots that would have helped move the plot along and make readers turn the pages.
The main drawback of the prose was a reliance on adverbs to strengthen weak verbs. The writing was good overall for me to finish the book. It show more wasn’t painful, but I admit I did get bored and looked forward to the end of the book. I would not recommend this book.
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A lingering mystery for children that could use some minor plot twists. I love a good mystery with a red herring or two. Even though it is a children’s book it would have benefited from more complexity of plot. There were no red herrings or clues to lead the readers astray.
When I find a children’s mystery I’m thrilled. Good mysteries appeal to reluctant readers. I can’t imagine this book creating a love for reading. The story lacks some subplots that would have helped move the plot along and make readers turn the pages.
The main drawback of the prose was a reliance on adverbs to strengthen weak verbs. The writing was good overall for me to finish the book. It show more wasn’t painful, but I admit I did get bored and looked forward to the end of the book. I would not recommend this book.
☻☻1/2 show less
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana on January 4, 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from American University in 1963. Her first children's book, The Galloping Goat and Other Stories, was published in 1965. She has written more than 135 children and young adult books including Witch's Sister, The Witch Returns, The Bodies in show more the Bessledorf Hotel, A String of Chances, The Keeper, Walker's Crossing, Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry, Please Do Feed the Bears, and The Agony of Alice, which was the first book in the Alice series. She has received several awards including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Night Cry and the Newberry Award for Shiloh. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel
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- The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel
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- First published as Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel later republished as Bernie Magruder and the disappearing bodies
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