Module 9 - Down the Rabbit Hole

Ingrid is a girl who can't seem to stay out of trouble. First with her parents, siblings and then with the neighbors. But when she stumbles across the murder of the town's crazy lady, she decides to put her own sluething skills to use.

Abrahams, P. (2005). Down the rabbit hole: an Echo Falls mystersy. HarperCollins

Impressions:
I wasn't super sold on this book. It was ok, but I got bored half-way through. Since it's a series, it probably gets better, but I think a middle-school-aged child would enjoy this book.

Review:
Susie Wilde (Children's Literature)
It is hard for adult writers to make the leap to children's book. Abrahams, a best-selling author, has made a graceful entry with his first young adult novel. He develoips an intriguing character in Ingrid, an eighth grader who is obviously brilliant and , just as obviously, stubborn about where she is going to focus her mind. While she devours and thinks about Sherlock Holmes constantly, she is not going to buckle into the authority of a math teacher who seems pleased to give her failing grades. Not is she going to admit to a police chief (and father of her first potential boyfriend) that she was at a crime scene just before a woman was murdered. When she discovers she left her red track shoes at the scene, she steals out of the house to reclaim them, linking herself to the crime and strengthening her resolve to discover the real culprit. There are lots of questions, some innocent sleuthing, and action from beginning to end. 2005, HarperCollins, $15.99. Ages 11 up.
(retrieved from Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, Children's Literature Reviews)

Library or Classroom Use:
What makes a mystery?
Sherlock Holmes.