lanica's review against another edition
4.0
SCHOOL LIBRARIAN'S REVIEW:
Fun book about some quirky kids who have an incredible adventure. Kids will love the drawings that do a great job adding to the story. It has twins, a few great plot twists, and a bunch of silly stereotypes that the author plays with in interesting ways. (IE: the Kidd kids are: a musclebound idiot, an 'ugly' brainiac, and the twins have mind-reading abilities, etc...) I love that the author has added a ton of 'education' in to the novel. Geography, Art History, Law, and Vocabulary are integral parts of the story-line, which may just add to your readers brain power through his/her subconscious.
Highly recommended for all libraries!
Fun book about some quirky kids who have an incredible adventure. Kids will love the drawings that do a great job adding to the story. It has twins, a few great plot twists, and a bunch of silly stereotypes that the author plays with in interesting ways. (IE: the Kidd kids are: a musclebound idiot, an 'ugly' brainiac, and the twins have mind-reading abilities, etc...) I love that the author has added a ton of 'education' in to the novel. Geography, Art History, Law, and Vocabulary are integral parts of the story-line, which may just add to your readers brain power through his/her subconscious.
Highly recommended for all libraries!
rmseivard's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
joradora's review against another edition
4.0
I started reading this book because I was looking for middle grade books to read as pseudo-research for a book I want to write. I did not expect to love this but I did. The Kidds are the most charming family ever. The trouble they find themselves is exciting and often hilarious. It's a well paced book with great illustrations. I bought a copy for my niece as well and will be gobbling all the sequels, too.
alleewalls's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
ericadeb's review against another edition
4.0
Great adventure story with lists of mystery and twists and turns. I am happy to have a "boy book" to recommend, bit of course, I am a girl and I enjoyed it too!
julieanncordero's review against another edition
4.0
Fun little book! My son and I listened to it in the car each morning as I drive him to school.
krista692's review against another edition
4.0
I like James Patterson's Maximum Ride series and wanted to try out one of his children's books. I like that there are short chapters and it was easy for me to get sucked into the story. The beginning of the story tells you about a storm that leads to their father going missing, but he left a list of clues for his four children to follow. I recommend this book if you like adventure!
barbie16's review against another edition
4.0
A fantastic chapter book for the upper middle schoolers - boys and girls will enjoy it. The illustrations are the best part!
luckyliza13's review against another edition
1.0
Probably some 10 year old kid who hates reading might like this, but I couldn't wait for it to end. And why make fun of the overweight child? Ugh. My 1st & last Patterson. (Still love his website to get kids reading, just not this series!)
archvine18's review against another edition
4.0
Thought this was a boring one but then I started loving the diversity of the characters. 39 Clues fever renewed.