jennybeastie's review against another edition
4.0
While there's nothing particularly earth-shattering about the plot of this little mystery, the diverse cast of kids is wildly appealing, as well as the strong STEAM themes throughout. Not least, a very thorough message to not leap to conclusions about people, but to give them a chance.
kpeninger's review against another edition
2.0
I was disappointed by this second book the series. While I thought the first one was cutesy without any substance, it at least had a mystery that made some logical sense. But instead, the villain of this piece is very Scooby-Dooish, and we never understand WHY they did what they did- there didn't seem to be any real benefit for them. I was also disappointed because Amal, the POV character for this book, didn't actually STAY the POV character- halfway through it switched to Clementine. I was so excited to read a kid's book with a Somali girl in the lead (since Wilson remained the POV character throughout in the first book), but her book ended up being split. This ended up dropping my rating somewhat.
Also, I'm beginning to feel bad for Ruthie.
Also, I'm beginning to feel bad for Ruthie.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
4.0
Ellie Ultra, Museum Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Museum Archives, and Dear Molly, Dear Olive: Molly Meets Trouble are all 125 pages or less, short chapter books aimed at third to fifth grade readers, all published by divisions of Capstone. Ellie Ultra is the first in a series of short chapter books about a third-grade girl who has super powers, but finds she has to suppress them in order to fit into an ordinary school. In The Case of the Missing Museum Archives, Amal and her friends must try to find the missing plans for a prototype of a failed flying machine before Amal's father is blamed for the loss. Molly Meets Trouble is the story of Molly who just can't seem to get along with someone at school. It really makes Molly miss her friend Olive. All three stories feature diverse characters.
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