The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
by:
Ellen Raskin (author)
The disappearance of her husband is only the first of the mysteries Mrs. Carillon must solve.
The disappearance of her husband is only the first of the mysteries Mrs. Carillon must solve.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780525423690 (0525423699)
Publish date: January 6th 2011
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
I loveThe Westing Game, so when I had the chance to read another Raskin book, I seized it. Sadly, I found that MDoL(IMN) lacked a lot of the charm of The Westing Game, leaving instead merely a rather clever puzzle. However, it did occur to me that Raskin is a nearly perfect recommendation for reader...
Read with 8 year old daughter. This was a fun mystery, with more than a few things to explain. I especially enjoyed the "where are they now" ending. In some ways, there were too many characters. We were often interrupted in our reading, and finishing it tonight, I had to flip back many times to figu...