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The Mistaken Masterpiece (The Red Blazer Girls #3)
Sophie, Margaret, Becca, and Leigh Ann are back in an all-new Red Blazer Girls caper. In the third installment, Sophie is nose to fist with her arch-rival, Livvy, all while taking care of movie-star Nate Etan's dog, when Father Julian hires the Blazers to help him authenticate a painting. Mayhem and mystery follows as the girls attempt to uncover the truth. Oh, and, uh, So...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
June 14th 2011
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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It all starts when Sophie's arch enemy Livvy accidentally breaks Sophie's nose during swim practice, then the famous young movie star Nate Etan (starring in the vampire movie being made from that bestseller, 'No Reflections') eats at Sophie's father's French restaurant and falls in love with the food to the point at which he agrees to let Sophie and her friends spend a day on set with him in appreciation. That morphs into him asking Sophie to take care of his dog, Tilly, for a few days while he'...more
Jul 01, 2011
Krista (CubicleBlindness Reviews)
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Recommended to Krista by:
Diane
Sophie is having a great time she's enjoying school, has her best sleuth friends close and has decided to join the swim team. Then BAM! Livvy accidentally breaks Sophie's nose during swim practice. She thinks things are looking up for her when she gets invited to meet THE hottest actor Nate Etan and he asks her to watch his dog for a couple of weeks...for money! Then, the dog turns out to be a menace and eats her shoes and valuable clues in their next problem solving adventure!
The next problem...more
The next problem...more
I adore the Red Blazer Girls. They're resourceful geniuses, & they're tweenage girls who are actually nice. The mystery in this one involves a painting that is a possible fake, & Sophie & the gang are trying to determine when it was painted based on dating old pictures. Sophie's also dealing with dog-sitting for a movie star (& that's not complicating her love life with friend-who's-more-than-a-friend Raf AT ALL) & trying to make peace with a girl who seems to absolutely hate...more
I think that this is the 3rd book in the series. It is the first that I have read. For early tweens and teens this is a fun quick read. There are multiple plots and a host of characters that keep the reader interested. It was decent but not engaging enough to make me pick up the others in the series. Give this to girls that have read all the Nancy Drew books.
Loving this series! Four smart girls, a taste of NYC, crimes that are to their level (nothing that needs the cops called in until they have it figured out, etc), depth in supporting chars and good life lessons. Altogether, sad that I have to wait for the next one :)
I enjoyed this book which is probably targeted for girls in middle school. Their adventure is fun and interesting, with the girls solving mysteries and facing social situations. I'm glad I read this one, it's short and fun.
Interested in mystery? This is the book for you.
A group of middle school girls are put to the test and discover an unpredictable mystery, if i do say so myself. THis is a fun, yet intriguing book. I truly couldnt predict who did it and usually i am great at it.
A group of middle school girls are put to the test and discover an unpredictable mystery, if i do say so myself. THis is a fun, yet intriguing book. I truly couldnt predict who did it and usually i am great at it.
I preferred the last two books in this series, which were a little bit less far-fetched and grounded in the everyday lives of seventh-graders. Still a satisfying caper with a surprise ending.
Huge fan of the Red Blazer Girls! The Nancy Drews of the 21rst Century! Who wouldn't want to be a Red Blazer Girl! The mystery is well paced and has great plot. Very enjoyable book!
Sophie, has her nose broken by her number one enemy, Livvy, dog sits for a famous actor and still has time to slove a mystery.
Super fun book. Marvelous for Jr. High.
Super fun book. Marvelous for Jr. High.
I just love this series! I can't wait to recommend it to some of my 5th grade students! The dialogue is perfect, the plot multilayered, and there is something for everyone!
The Red Blazer girls are back in their third adventure, as they once again have to solve several crimes. The mysteries this time around involve mysterious packages, famous paintings, and a dog who just isn't herself.
The Red Blazer girls mysteries are quick and entertaining reads. Relationships and storylines from the previous two books are continued in this installment, so it's good to read these in order. Tai Alexandra Ricci does a nice job of voicing most of the characters, except for Elizabet...more
The Red Blazer girls mysteries are quick and entertaining reads. Relationships and storylines from the previous two books are continued in this installment, so it's good to read these in order. Tai Alexandra Ricci does a nice job of voicing most of the characters, except for Elizabet...more
Fun artistic middle-grade mystery set in NYC, full of doubles and doppelgangers; only marred by one big coincidence too many.
I liked this one. It's part three of a series for juvenile girls. I like mysteries and this was a very quick read.
This book is perfect for middle school age girls. The entire series fits well together. I enjoyed them all.
This book makes you think alot i would recomend it for kaylee but it has lots of twist and turns
Feb 08, 2013
Maya
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I love this! Interesting, sometimes funny. I like the main characters a lot, too.
It was very good. It was a combination of romance and mystery.
Great book I've liked all 3 books : D
Not as good as first two.
Good tween mystery.
Sep 08, 2011
Lois
marked it as to-read
CD HERRICK TEEN
grades 4-6
Nov 20, 2012
Joanna Caputo
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i like it
The third in the Red Blazer Girls series, this latest outing does not disappoint. The girls are asked to help discover if a painting is REALLY that of a famous artist - and in find themselves caught up with a gallery that may be copying famous paintings. Meanwhile, Sophie meets a famous actor and winds up taking care of his dog, and discovers that there's more to her rival Livvy than meets the eye.
Another great entry in the series--I hated for it to end. The narrator is so perfect for this series! I loved the sly spoof of the Twilight movies with the bits about the hot book and movie "No Reflections"! Once again I wished that I was a St. Veronica's girl and a Red Blazers Girl solving mysteries and hanging out at the Purgatory coffee shop...
I do like the tone of this series very much - like a chic urban Penderwicks. However, the mysteries are getting very thin and the puzzles are a little lame. Perhaps Mr Beil should try a different genre. And he should also have a hard talk with his publisher about the cover art which is not at all representative of the fun inside.
I always love the Red Blazer Girls, a quick entertaining read! Full of fun and nystery....
Finished this book on the plane on the way to Argentina.......... but haven't had a chance to update on my goodreads... :( But here I am!!!! :D
Finished this book on the plane on the way to Argentina.......... but haven't had a chance to update on my goodreads... :( But here I am!!!! :D
I really get a kick out of this series for middle school girls. It gives me a Nancy Drew feeling with the girls having their different talents and pulling together so well to solve their mysteries.
This is my favorite RBG mystery yet, with an awesome narrator after my own heart (we're both bookaholics) and a terrific plot. More, please.
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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
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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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The class was about evenly divided among the three endings. For Me though there was no choice the writer absolutely had to go with the ironic one. What would be the point I argued of a story like that with a happy ending The two men walking off into the sunset together and unharmed isnt an ending-it's a cop-out.”
Jul 24, 2011 08:29pm