The Quicksand Question (A to Z Mysteries)

by Ron Roy

Other authorsJohn Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2002

Status

Check shelf

Call number

813.54

Publication

Random House Books for Young Readers (2002), Edition: 1, 96 pages

Description

When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.

User reviews

LibraryThing member skeeterbo

I liked the book because it was about quicksand and a firefighter. He was a Seal in the army and he knew a ton about quicksand. There was a very weird piece of wood with letters ET CO on it. It was a very, very cool mystery.

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LibraryThing member ejmeloche

Someone in Green Lawn has stolen the duck bank filled with money to create a bridge for the town ducks. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose return to help the police catch the thief.

The short chapters, often ending with cliffhangers, will keep young readers turning the pages, as they try to put together the

clues the three protagonists collect. The stakes are high enough that readers feel an urgency, but not so high that the book will cause fear or anxiety. The simplistic characterization of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose may bore parents, but it allows children to identify something about each character and remember their traits from book to book in the series.

A to Z mysteries provide a starting place for children ready to make the transition into reading chapter books on their own. Recommended.

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