false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255578165m/4581447.jpg 4581447 2 It all began with The Scream. And ended with . . . well, if we told you that, it wouldn&#8217;t be a mystery! But in between The Scream and The Very Surprising Ending, three friends find themselves on a scavenger hunt set up for a girl they never met, in search of a legendary ring reputed to grant wishes. Are these sleuths in school uniforms modern-day equivalents of Nancy, Harriet, or Scooby? Not really, they&#8217;re just three nice girls who decide to help out a weird lady, and end up hiding under tables, tackling word puzzles and geometry equations, and searching rather moldy storage rooms for &#8220;the stuff that dreams are made of&#8221; (that&#8217;s from an old detective movie). Oh, and there&#8217;s A Boy, who complicates things. As boys often do.<br><br>Intrigued? <i>The Red Blazer Girls </i>offers a fun, twisty adventure for those who love mystery, math (c&#8217;mon, admit it!), and a modest measure of mayhem.<br><br>Michael Beil, a New York City high school English teacher, makes his literary debut with this fun and brainy mystery. 4630843 14 4 2009 The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour (The Red Blazer Girls) total:102|5:14|4:39|3:40|2:7|1:2| 102 362 170 46 3 1 false false Wed Aug 19 13:04:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 10:14:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 14:06:17 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 14:06:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:39:16 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 08:06:08 -0800 2009
That said, the reason why I give it three stars (it's r...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 20:41:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 20:45:59 -0800 2009
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Move over Nancy Drew and crew. There is a new group in town! Sophie St. Pierre and her 3 best friends stumble upon a mystery that leads them clue by clue through the church ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 17:02:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:14:10 -0700 2009
Not so surprising after reading it. Snappy but believable middle school dialogue, feelings, and situations. E.g. the narrator flips out and is kind of mean to a friend when she thinks the friend has stolen the boy she likes, but she's also into math and books...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 15:21:42 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 20:19:05 -0700 2009 First of all, the math? Don't ever talk down to readers like that; It just ticked me off. The whole, "Still with me?" and whatnot... I mean, if you're twelve years old, you should be able to get this sort of stuff. Pythagorea...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 13:27:35 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:31:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:16:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:26:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 06:38:06 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 06:44:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 17:10:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 17:16:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 12:27:56 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:52:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 17:34:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:37:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 05:47:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 05:53:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:27:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:32:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 17:03:16 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:09:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 22:56:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 22:59:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 10:20:54 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:47:55 -0700 2009
We arrived at 2-variable equations & graphing in math yesterday, and the needed explanation was shortened considerably by starting with "Do you remember, in The Red Blazer Girls, the dot-previously-named-Frodo?" Of course, being a bit peculiar, we promptly decided th...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4581447