Mister Max was well written and fun for middle grade children (8+). The mysteries are interesting without being too easy or obvious or too hard for kids to follow. The only caution I'd have about this book is for younger kids - it might be kind of scary for them because the parents disappear and ...
Ah, Mister Max. What an intriguing young fellow he was. I have to tell you that, although most will list this as Middle Grade, I think it bridges the gap. It's true that our hero is a mere twelve years old. However he's wise well beyond his years and, I won't lie, his personality is infectious. Max ...
When NetGalley offered a Cynthia Voigt book for review, I immediately put in a request. I have been a fan since at least the early 1980’s, when my mother first urged me to read Dicey’s Song (I was definitely beyond the middle grade reader by then, but she was a teacher, and loved to recommend books ...
This was my first Cynthia Voigt's book, and I will admit that Ms. Voigt is a very capable author. This book was given to me by my local librarian to read with my little one. Actually, I did not see the finished edition, as my edition was an ARC. Nevertheless, it was one enjoyable read. Without going...
The GoodThe adventure. Max spends all his time running around in disguises pretending to be dog catchers, butlers, city officials--all the while making money. What kid wouldn't see this as a dream job? I felt like this book was everything a middle grade adventure story like "Peregrine Harker and t...
Aside from needing a through editing (Read: Remove commas) I found this one a bit too far down the far-fetched scale to be enjoyable. To verify my feelings I had a middle school child read part of the book. They agreed and did not want to continue reading the book. The characters didn't feel believa...
I don't read a lot of middle grade fiction, and can probably count on one hand the number of titles that I've read and reviewed on this blog; however, when I saw an e-mail from Netgalley about this title, I just KNEW that I had to read it. I absolutely adored Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming series when ...
Netgalley review.4 out of 5 StarsI know supposedly I’m not supposed to review on covers of books, but I’m going to. I just love this cover of this book. The little amounts of inside art is nice as well. Because this is an ARC copy, most of the internal art was not finalized. But what was finalized...
I made it 35%, and I'm at the point where I have to decide to force myself on or just admit defeat. With 260 pages to go on an MG story I'm not connecting with at all - I'm admitting defeat.The writing is wonderful, but I'm not interested in the story whatsoever.
I probably wouldn't to be able to give a definitive answer on why I don't particularly like Max. His appearance (or rather lack of) seems to more or less reflect himself as a whole: non-distinguishable if not for the eyes. The eyes that everyone makes a note of and then completely fail to notice in ...
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