Freeman,
Martha. The
Case of the Ruby Slippers. Holiday House 124p $16.95 978-0-8234-2409-2 elm/ms VG Mystery/Detective
First Daughters Tessa and Cammie, along
with the high-spirited First Dog, try to solve the case of the missing Ruby Slippers that Dorothy
wore in The Wizard of Oz, which are on loan to the White House from the
Smithsonian Institute. Aunt Jen is the official White House
Hostess who resides with the First Family. Jen’s new friend plans a surprise
party for Jen at the White House with the theme The Wizard of Oz. In order to
make the party extra special, the White House has requested a loan of Dorothy’s
Ruby Slippers from the Smithsonian Institute. However, when the shoes arrive
amidst much security, photographers, and the First Family, the box is empty.
The daughters of the first female president, seven-year-old Tessa and ten-year-old Cammie, along with their rambunctious dog Hooligan, plan and execute an investigation that leads the reader on a thrilling, fun, humorous and exciting adventure to find the missing shoes.
This energetic book is engaging, suspenseful and well written. Martha Freeman has written a very fast-moving novel with a rousing plot that places the young reader in the midst of the adventure, and this young-detective novel will hold the reader’s attention from beginning to end. It will excite many young and reluctant readers, and is recommended as an essential book for any elementary or middle-school library.
The daughters of the first female president, seven-year-old Tessa and ten-year-old Cammie, along with their rambunctious dog Hooligan, plan and execute an investigation that leads the reader on a thrilling, fun, humorous and exciting adventure to find the missing shoes.
This energetic book is engaging, suspenseful and well written. Martha Freeman has written a very fast-moving novel with a rousing plot that places the young reader in the midst of the adventure, and this young-detective novel will hold the reader’s attention from beginning to end. It will excite many young and reluctant readers, and is recommended as an essential book for any elementary or middle-school library.
Mystery – Fiction,
Adventure – Fiction --
Virginia McGarvey
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