Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class' Financial Times This story is set in 1934. How would it be different if it were set in the present day? How would the characters' lives be different? What about cultural attitudes?

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The book could be read at almost any age. But because it has murder in, I wouldn't recommend it to young children. The Case of the Missing Treasure: [ rating from when already read upon publication prior to the release of death in the spotlight] 4.25* - it's a nice change reading from daisy's perspective but i prefer hazel's lol pretty sure that I first heard about this one from the Book Smugglers – Ana living in England could of course read this before me here in the U.S. Brandy at Random […] This great intro to whodunits for young girls also is a lot of fun for adult fans of the grandes dames of detective fiction ( Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and so on). Much about this mash-up of English-cosy mystery and boarding-school saga is straight from central casting, but a big plus in MURDER IS BAD MANNERS is the mini-novellas and character sketches author Robin Stevens tosses off in a few sentences, such as Hazel's description of how she came to be at Deepdean: Best possible collection of short stories and each one with Daisy and Hazel was a great read. The one with May was delightful and bright. The one with the Junior Pinkertons, full of heart.Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test? But then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She thinks it must all have been a terrible accident – but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls know a murder must have taken place . . . and there’s more than one person at Deepdean with a motive. I really enjoyed getting more content about my favourite characters (especially hazel and alexander), and I'm glad that we'll still get to see them (to an extent) in the Ministry of Unladylike activity series (pls tell me who I have to threaten to get on the arc mailing list whenever they come out) :) Another would be that I don't care particularly for May Wong. Not a big fan of her personality. Let's see how Ministry plays out. (Also not a big fan of Weston School, and not particularly interested in the boys' mysteries.) actual rating is more like 4.6 if you take the average from each short story but rounding it up to 5 bc why not lol

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The Case of the Deadly introducing Hazel's little sister May, who's determined to be the greatest spy ever I have a confession to make: I have the hardest time suspending disbelief when it comes to books featuring children investigating murders cases. I often find myself utterly unable to believe that children are better at this than actual detectives and also: what-are-these- children-doing-investigating-murders-don’t-they-know-how-dangerous-that-is? And YET: I equally seem to always find myself navigating toward these books and reading them anyway because Girls! Solving crimes! is too attractive a premise for me to pass. With that in mind, the success of such books will ultimately depend on the execution and the voice. Two girls were constantly trying to find out who killed the teacher they had found in the gym. They finally found out who it was and I didn't think it would have been that person.Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close But when their science mistress is found dead in the gym by Hazel, what more exciting a case could they want. The two girls race the police to find out who the murderer is. They spend every minute of their spare time looking for clues and finding suspects. There are six different stories here, set at different times in Hazel and Daisy's investigative careers, and while the book technically slots in at 6.5 and 8.5 in the series time frame, I think it is the perfect place to start if you want to get a taste for the style and content. Robin was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

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Some parents might object to the things I find objectionable- others might object to references to adult sexuality and to homosexuality. Regardless, I don’t think it’s intended for ten or even twelve year olds Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close I (40) got this for my daughter (8) but stole it and adored it so much that it is now MY book for good... she'll have to get her own copy! (Plus, I think she is more of a Rose than a Hazel and therefore might prefer something a little less murdery and a little more ladylike really).Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove a murder happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning, scheming and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test? As with any collection of short stories, I enjoyed some better than others. But, in general, a lovely return to the Murder Most Unladylike universe, as always, with tantalising hints of where the story and characters will go next. I am a huge Agatha Christie fan, and these short stories perfectly capture the magic of the best of her golden-age mysteries, but with fresh and funny new characters that I immediately fell in love with. This book is amazing and I think this is an amazing series. This book will keep you guessing until the very end. I have read all of the series and it was one of the only ones where I couldn't guess the murderer. All of the series is amazing. You should definitely read the whole series. It is also in libraries.

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The Case of the Drowned Pearl: [ rating from when already read upon publication for world book day 2020] 3.5* - it was interesting, and I'm always here for more content with the detective society and junior pinkertons - I just felt that it suffered a little from its length and it would've been better if it was longer and had more space (?) to develop

Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Self-deprecating, thoughtful narrator and detective Hazel may be completely dazzled by her aristocratic, fearless, self-absorbed, and often manipulative BFF but also sees right through her -- and takes her as she is, though not without some tears along the way. Amid the not-so-secret drinking and serial romance on the faculty, a few adults we'll probably be seeing in future series installments show unexpected strengths. Families can talk about why stories set in boarding schools seem to have such enduring appeal. What others have you read orr seen in the movies? How do you like them? How does this one compare?