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(Middle) Grade A Mystery: The Danger Box

July 9, 2010July 3, 2010Leave a comment

What a great title. If this doesn't pique a reader's interest, then the author's note will. Or the chapter headings. Or the fact that this mystery is absorbing and funny right from the very beginning. In short, there is a lot to love in Blue Balliett's latest offering. Blue Balliett reminds me of E.L. Konigsburg. Both … Continue reading (Middle) Grade A Mystery: The Danger Box

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