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elllie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm on board with this new series (probably?) from Kirby Larson. Audacity Jones (Audie to her friends) is a plucky young orphan in Indiana who is loaned out to a gentleman with a dastardly plot. Part Little Orphan Annie, part Nancy Drew, Audie must stop the plot in its tracks. I'm not sure kids will care about President Taft (who has inexplicably himself in at least 2 kids books in the past couple of years), and the language/tone of the story is one that precocious wordsmiths will find appealing, but at the end of the day, you can't help but love Audie and I think kids will connect well with her. 5th to 7th grade. Also, there's some turtle murder.
cweichel's review against another edition
3.0
Audacity Jones is a spunky young girl who lives at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. When their benefactor, The Commodore, comes searching for an orphan to help him on a mission, she volunteers. The Commodore and his driver take her on a long road trip to Washington DC. Some kind of nefarious plan is afoot and it's up to Audacity and her friends, both new and old, to stop it.
Mostly I really enjoyed this plot but it was the characters and their relationships that kept me going.
Mostly I really enjoyed this plot but it was the characters and their relationships that kept me going.
thisgrrlreads's review against another edition
3.0
Audacity has a great name and a spirit of adventure. Her love of books in the Punishment Room will win over librarians and book nerds alike. Her adventure is pretty low key, but at least she's no longer trapped at the School for Wayward Girls. The adventure truly begins in Washington DC--though I won't spoil it for readers out there! It's a real marvel how Audacity manages to solve all her problems, with a little help from her friends of course.
bookwormmichelle's review against another edition
4.0
This was pretty fun! Writing was kind of over-the-top and lots of very busy plot details, but I decided it was part of the book's personality and ended up liking it.
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