|
||
Kiki Strike: The Empress's Tomb
by Kirsten MillerReview by Beth Slater Bloomsbury USA Children's Books Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9781599900476 Date: 02 October 2007 List Price $16.95 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Article / Welcome to New York City, home of rogue princess Kiki Strike and her band of Irregulars. Sound familiar? Well, this story has nothing on Sherlock Holmes! The lead character in this particular mystery is Ananka Fishbein, one of the Irregulars. We begin our adventure helping with the mapping of the Shadow City – it's almost done, but this last little bit has some secrets of its own and Ananka is just the person to unearth them. However, giant squirrels are popping up all over the city while people are claiming muggings – by gigantic squirrels! What in the world could be going on? Ananka is suspicious of the stories until one of her fellow Irregulars is mugged – and now the only map of the Shadow City is missing. The Irregulars band together to solve the mystery of the secret squirrels – and end up uncovering a much bigger secret than a nutcracker! From official release/information: Book Description: What's happening in New York City? Giant Squirrels. A Haunted Mansion. Six fierce friends with fiercer secrets. Ananka is in danger of being sent to a remote boarding school; Kiki's life (as always) is in danger, Betty seems to have found love in all the wrong places, and Oona….well, Oona's the one in the most serious trouble of all. From Chinatown to Fifth Avenue, whether they are rescuing kidnapped children or resuscitating an ancient Empress at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Irregulars have a knack for finding trouble, and putting it out of its misery. (Ages: 10-14) (Source: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)
|
advertising index
/ info |
|
|
© 2002-2013Gumshoe
|
||