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The Red Blazer Girls: The Secret Cellar (The Red Blazer Girls #4)
Mysteries seem to find the Red Blazer Girls: when Sophie finds a secret message in the antique fountain pen she bought for her father, the girls are on a case. Soon, they're at the home of the pen's original owner, a secretive man who kept to himself. His house is full of puzzles, all of which protect a hidden treasure, and the Blazers will do anything to get to the bottom...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
October 9th 2012
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
(first published October 1st 2012)
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Sophie is back with her classmates, and once again, they are involved in a mystery. Sophie sees a fountain pen that she would like to get for her father at a local antiques shop. When it goes up for auction, the snotty owner of a local bookstore, Marcus Klinger, also bids for the pen, which is from the estate of a local music enthusiast, Curtis Dedmann. Dedmann was also fond of clue oriented scavenger hunts, and when Sophie uncovers a slip of paper with a riddle on it within the barrel of the pe...more
New York's Red Blazer Girls are back with a new mystery. This time, it involves recently deceased Curtis Dedmann. Sophie buys his fountain pen at an auction, then discovers that the pen holds a secret--and the starting point to some amazing discoveries in the vast room below Dedmann's house. Who exactly was Dedmann? What has he hidden behind his walls? How will they unlock the intricate, built-in system of secret locks, all connected with arts, literature, history, astronomy, and the number nine...more
The junior detectives of Manhattan are at it again, this time trying to solve a mystery which involves a German spy, a fountain pen, and Alexander the Great. On the side, the girls are trying to figure out why their favorite coffee place closed shop and try to get their arch nemesis Gordon Winterbottom back together with his wife, Winnie. As with the other Red Blazer Girl books, the plot is mixed with mystery, boys, school, friendship and family, and is completely unbelievable. These girls have...more
Jan 31, 2013
Annie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
acting-or-drama,
action,
adventure,
all-ages,
chick-lit,
childrens,
friendship,
girl-heroine,
happy-ending,
life,
mystery,
romance,
school-life,
series,
truth
4 Stars!
First of all, this was beautifully crafted together, but I took off a star because of how I wasn't sucked in the story.
Now, for the actual reviewing! Okay, so meet our comrades Leigh Ann, Rebecca (Also known as Becca), Livvy Klack, Margaret, Mr.Eliot (English teacher.), Gordon, Elizabeth, Raf, some NEW characters (Only exclusive in this book, I must presume.) called Lindsay, Shelly, Mr. Dedmann, and Marcus Klinger. Most importantly, Sophie St. Pierre. (Our protagonist, and main characte...more
First of all, this was beautifully crafted together, but I took off a star because of how I wasn't sucked in the story.
Now, for the actual reviewing! Okay, so meet our comrades Leigh Ann, Rebecca (Also known as Becca), Livvy Klack, Margaret, Mr.Eliot (English teacher.), Gordon, Elizabeth, Raf, some NEW characters (Only exclusive in this book, I must presume.) called Lindsay, Shelly, Mr. Dedmann, and Marcus Klinger. Most importantly, Sophie St. Pierre. (Our protagonist, and main characte...more
I can't recommend the Red Blazer girls enough. As I've no doubt said before, these smart, sassy, ultra-capable girls are the best kid/tween detectives out there, along with Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes. I defy any Nancy Drew fan worth their salt out there not to immediately fall in love with Sophie, Becca, Leigh Ann, & Margaret, & their fun, ever-fascinating New York City stomping grounds, populated with great friends & family members, interesting & multifaceted people of a...more
If I were really being strict about my goal to judge books by what they set out to achieve, I'd have to rate this four stars. As an adult, I didn't find it absolutely gripping, but I did find it - and the whole series - well-crafted and charming. The heroines are four NYC schoolgirls, 12 or 13, going to a Catholic school on the upper east side. The narrator, Sophie, gets the action going when she tries to buy a Christmas present for her dad, only to be (nearly) thwarted by a mean used-book selle...more
It's Christmastime in New York and the girls are out shopping. When Sophie comes across a pen being auctioned at an estate sale she jumps at the opportunity to buy it for her father. This pen ends up having a piece of paper hidden inside of it that starts them on a big mystery to discover the clues.
In this edition of the Red Blazer Girls Mysteries, they will not only solve the story behind the clues in the pen. But also help their favorite coffee shop open again and help a woman learn about a gr...more
In this edition of the Red Blazer Girls Mysteries, they will not only solve the story behind the clues in the pen. But also help their favorite coffee shop open again and help a woman learn about a gr...more
I've been enjoying this series for awhile now, and I felt book three lacked just a bit, but I was happy to see that book four came back strong. The clues are harder in this one, but I liked it. I liked that it's a bit more complex. I think kids are going to really get into the mystery of it all. Beil did a great job with it.
I'm a big fan of the Red Blazer Girls - the voice is so smart and funny, and the setting is why-can't-life-be-like-that good. But the plots in books 2 and 3 were a little lame, so I'm thrilled that The Secret Cellar gets back to the form of the first book - satisfying and engaging mystery with some fun puzzle along the way.
Friday, November 30: 15 minutes.
Saturday, December 1: 25 minutes.
Wednesday, December 6: 20 minutes.
Friday, December 7: 20 minutes.
Saturday, December 8: 15 minutes.
Tuesday, December 11: 15 minutes
Friday, December 14: 60 minutes
Saturday, December 15: 20 minutes
Monday, December 24: 1hr
Thursday, December 27: 1hr 30min.
Friday, January 4: 30 minutes.
Saturday, January 5: 1hr.
Monday: 30 min - mspaintadventures.com
Tuesday: 2 hour - mspaintadventures.com
Wednesday: 2 hours 30 min. - mspaintadventures.com
M...more
Saturday, December 1: 25 minutes.
Wednesday, December 6: 20 minutes.
Friday, December 7: 20 minutes.
Saturday, December 8: 15 minutes.
Tuesday, December 11: 15 minutes
Friday, December 14: 60 minutes
Saturday, December 15: 20 minutes
Monday, December 24: 1hr
Thursday, December 27: 1hr 30min.
Friday, January 4: 30 minutes.
Saturday, January 5: 1hr.
Monday: 30 min - mspaintadventures.com
Tuesday: 2 hour - mspaintadventures.com
Wednesday: 2 hours 30 min. - mspaintadventures.com
M...more
Complicated mystery, although I like the Red Blazer Girls. Hard to follow the clues, and not sure that girls that age would like that kind of mystery, based on adult literature and art.
Now these are the Red Blazer Girls I remember and love from The Ring of Rocamadour! The return of familiar faces and the historical elements make this a very fun ride.
I really liked the reference to Dash & Lily's Book of Dares :) Please tell me that there's a 5th book. Or at least that Michael D. Beil is starting/writing the 5th book. PLEASE!
A nice young adult with a mystery, hard to find.
Just love this series! Smart, engaging, and full of adventure!
Apr 20, 2013
Kendall
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
middle-school-and-chapter-books
3 1/2 stars
Loved this one. Wish I knew a tween girl who I could give these to. I don't think they'd be popular at my school.
Really funny and interesting mystery!!!
I've become quite the fan of The Red Blazer girl books. The characters are very engaging and the mysteries are equally smart and fun. The Secret Cellar mystery was not the quest that the previous mysteries have been, but it was fun and the way Beil parsed out the information kept me involved.
Beil does it again with another well-plotted mystery in which the girls have to solve puzzle clues in order to solve the mystery.
I couldn't find this in any libraries to borrow. Finally had to order it from Amazon to get my fix. It was worth the wait.
Thursday, Nov. 8: 52 min
Friday, Nov. 9: 49 min
Finished
Friday, Nov. 9: 49 min
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Michael D. Beil grew up in rural Ohio , where he learned to milk cows and other important lessons. He was a sailor, sailmaker and lawyer before finding his true calling in 1997: Teacher.
Since 2001, he has taught English and drama at Saint Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls Catholic high school in Manhattan, where he also wrote and produced Aftershocks, a play based on the challenges facing the immigrant...more
More about Michael D. Beil...
Since 2001, he has taught English and drama at Saint Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls Catholic high school in Manhattan, where he also wrote and produced Aftershocks, a play based on the challenges facing the immigrant...more
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Dec 21, 2012 03:18pm