Synopsis
(from
the publisher):
It's St. Patrick's Day in Green Lawn. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy
dress up a leprechaun statue for the town’s yearly contest.
They
leave it out on the porch overnight, but the next morning,
it’s
missing! Who is behind the mischief? It will take four kids and the
luck of the Irish to find out.
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March
Mischief
A
Calendar
Mystery
Ron
Roy
Random
House (Trade Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-375-85663-3 (0375856633)
ISBN-13: 978-0-375-85663-1 (9780375856631)
Publication Date: February 2010
List Price: $4.99
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Review:
Lucy,
twins Bradley and Brian, and Nate enter a leprechaun statue decorating
contest only to have their entry disappear in March Mischief,
the third early
chapter mystery in this series for kids by Ron Roy.
The four friends decide to dress their leprechaun like the twins'
basset hound Pal, proudly displaying it on their porch for all to see.
But the next morning, the decorated statue is gone ... and theirs isn't
the only one. Two other statues around town are missing as well.
They're stumped as to why anyone would want a statue dressed like a dog
when a mysterious caller tells them Lucky O'Leary stole had stolen it.
Rushing over to the O'Leary house, they're just in time to see Lucky
arrested by the police for the thefts. But after Lucky's brothers
confess to the crime and go to retrieve the statues they had hidden in
their room, they're astonished to discover the leprechauns are missing
again! Who took them now?
A lot of mystery is packed within the pages of this short book. Crosses
and double-crosses and triple-crosses abound! The author is clearly
having some fun with the characters and the situations in which they
find themselves, and that translates into an enjoyable tale that young
readers (and their parents) will certainly appreciate. The
illustrations, which include a cleverly decorated leprechaun at the
beginning of each chapter, are well done and appropriate to the story.
March
Mischief is
labeled by the publisher as RL 2.2 (early second grade reading level).
No Lexile measure has yet been determined for this title.
A complete list of titles in this series can be found at First
Clues:
Calendar Mysteries.
Special thanks to Random House for providing a copy of March Mischief for this review.
Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
Have you read March Mischief? How would you rate it?
Mysteries in this series …
January
Joker
Random House (Mass Market Paperback), December 2009
ISBN-10: 0-37585661-7 (0375856617)
ISBN-13: 978-0-37585661-7 (9780375856617)
February
Friend
Random House (Mass Market Paperback), December 2009
ISBN-10: 0-37585662-5 (0375856625)
ISBN-13: 978-0-37585662-4 (9780375856624)
March Mischief
Random House (Trade Paperback), February 2010
ISBN-10: 0-375-85663-3 (0375856633)
ISBN-13: 978-0-375-85663-1 (9780375856631)
April
Adventure
Random House (Paperback), February 2010
ISBN-10: 0-375-86116-5 (0375861165)
ISBN-13: 978-0-375-86116-1 (9780375861161)
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Location(s) referenced: Connecticut.
