Title: Maisy and the Missing
Mice
Author: Elizabeth Woodrum
Genre: Children’s Mystery
Maisy
Sawyer is not your average fourth grade student. She is a detective
with a special skill for solving mysteries. She loves black and white
mystery movies, cherry lollipops, and her dog, Reesie.
When a thief
known as The Black Boot steals the school's mascots and her
lollipops, Maisy sets out to solve the case. Can she help return the
mice to their home in the science lab? Will she ever see her beloved
lollipops again? Find out in the first book in The Maisy Files
series.
My Review:
★★★★☆
This is a cute story that any child should enjoy. It stars out with Maisy on the case of the missing mascots. It quickly escalates as first her lollipops go missing. Then her friend's little brother gets something stolen and she assures him she is on the case. Are all three connected? Will Maisy solve the cases and get her beloved lollipops back?
I must admit that I enjoyed reading this book, even though I am an adult. I loved how Maisy sees things in black and white and wears a fedora when she is on the case. I thought that was an unique touch and makes the story even more enjoyable. Maisy goes about solving the cases with logic and determination. She takes good notes on all the clues that she finds and they are all well organized.
I recommend this book to all ages. The characters and story are fun and understandable. The story flows smoothly and is easy to read.
Prologue
The
light from the street lamps made gray circles on the sidewalk and
pavement all around her. Maisy rested against the building, adjusted
her fedora hat, and pulled her last cherry lollipop from her pocket.
Distracted by the sweet scent of her candy, she didn’t notice her
dog’s low growls that should have warned her of the approach of
someone on a bike who was rapidly coming toward her. Suddenly, she
heard a low, gruff voice call her name. She looked up in time to see
a paper being tossed into one of the circles of light on the ground.
She pushed herself off of the building and made her way toward the
lamp post. With unsteady fingers, Maisy reached down to pick up the
note. She opened the crinkled paper and saw it was smudged with dirt
from where it had rested on the sidewalk. It only took her a moment
to read the note.
If
you ever want to see your lollipops again, forget about the missing
mice.
-The Black Boot
Her eyes narrowed into tiny slits. The
Black Boot, as he had taken to calling himself, appeared to be
nothing but a thief. Maisy didn’t know how, but she was going to
take him down. Of course, she had to figure out who he was first. It
was bad enough that he had stolen the school’s mascots, but now he
had admitted to stealing her collection of cherry lollipops. And
nobody got away with stealing Maisy’s cherry lollipops.
Author Bio
Elizabeth Woodrum is a full time
elementary teacher in Ohio. She began writing as early as when she
was in elementary school, but more recently began writing material
for use in her classroom. From that writing, grew the desire to write
books for the general population of children and adults alike. The
Maisy Files, a children's series, is the first series that she has
published. The series currently has one book, The Missing Mice.
Elizabeth plans to add more books to the series, and would also like
to publish books for adults in the future.
As a reader, Elizabeth prefers the fantasy genre, but she enjoys realistic fiction as well. Some of her favorite authors include JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Rick Riordan, Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins, and Nicholas Sparks.
Originally from Indiana, Elizabeth currently resides near Dayton, Ohio with her two pets: a cat named Butterscotch and a dog named Reese Cup.
Visit www.elizabethwoodrum.com or www.facebook.com/elizabethwoodrumauthor for updates!
Links
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previews and links to purchase the novel!
Purchase a copy of the book:
Maisy and the
Missing Mice can be found on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audio
book formats at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GHA4SUK.
It can also be
found at Barnes and Noble
at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/elizabeth-woodrum?store=allproducts&keyword=elizabeth+woodrum.
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trailer for the book? Go here!
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