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Marsh Road Mysteries #2
Crowns and Codebreakers
Lost luggage sparks a new case for the Marsh Road Investigators!
When Minnie’s gran comes all the way from Nigeria to visit, Minnie is very excited. But – CATASTOPHE! – Gran’s picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport and this one is full of boy’s clothes. And then their house is burgled – OH NO – and the only thing taken is the case. Minnie realises there’s a mystery to be solved. It’s time to get the gang together!
The second in a fantastic new series filled with friendship, adventure and mystery!
When Minnie’s gran comes all the way from Nigeria to visit, Minnie is very excited. But – CATASTOPHE! – Gran’s picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport and this one is full of boy’s clothes. And then their house is burgled – OH NO – and the only thing taken is the case. Minnie realises there’s a mystery to be solved. It’s time to get the gang together!
The second in a fantastic new series filled with friendship, adventure and mystery!
256 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2015
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Elen Caldecott
62 books57 followersI love to write stories about ordinary children doing extraordinary things.
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January 8, 2020
This book covered a lot of heavy and dark topics that I did not expect in a middlegrade novel.
But I did think that the overall plot and writing was excellent.
My main problem is that Minnie did not truly learn her lesson about how she was treating Sylvie. This will teach kids the wrong thing.
But I did think that the overall plot and writing was excellent.
My main problem is that Minnie did not truly learn her lesson about how she was treating Sylvie. This will teach kids the wrong thing.
January 6, 2020
Children's mystery story
January 21, 2020
This book was okay. I'm very torn about this story. The mystery was quite disappointing - it was essentially solved from one single clue that didn't make sense . It was also much darker than I was expecting for a middle grade novel and had some very disturbing themes.
But the non-mystery elements of the book were quite enjoyable. The book presented family and friendship conflicts well and discussed the difficulties that Minnie's gran faced when coming to the UK. I would love to read about Minnie's family and Nigerian heritage more in a contemporary book, but the mystery aspect in this story was not for me.
But she was beginning to see that, for Gran, it wasn't only tea. It was a new life, a new country, new rules. If an old woman didn't know where to buy her favourite tea, that woman might well feel lost.
But the non-mystery elements of the book were quite enjoyable. The book presented family and friendship conflicts well and discussed the difficulties that Minnie's gran faced when coming to the UK. I would love to read about Minnie's family and Nigerian heritage more in a contemporary book, but the mystery aspect in this story was not for me.
June 29, 2015
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November 16, 2017
I really liked this little mystery, it's well done. An updated Secret Seven, kind of. Super diversity.
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