Title: Maisy and the Missing
Mice
Genre:
Children’s Mystery Fiction
Author: Elizabeth Woodrum
Publisher: Elizabeth Woodrum
Pages: 70
Language: English
Format: Paperback & eBook
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Maisy Sawyer is not
your average fourth grade student. She is a detective with a special skill for
solving mysteries. She loves black and white mystery movies, cherry lollipops,
and her dog, Reesie. When a thief known as The Black Boot steals the school's
mascots and her lollipops, Maisy sets out to solve the case. Can she help
return the mice to their home in the science lab? Will she ever see her beloved
lollipops again? Find out in the first book in The Maisy Files series.
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Book Excerpt:
The
light from the street lamps made gray circles on the sidewalk and pavement all
around her. Maisy rested against the
building, adjusted her fedora hat, and pulled her last cherry lollipop from her
pocket. Distracted by the sweet scent of her candy, she didn’t notice her dog’s
low growls that should have warned her of the approach of someone on a bike who
was rapidly coming toward her. Suddenly,
she heard a low, gruff voice call her name. She looked up in time to see a
paper being tossed into one of the circles of light on the ground. She pushed
herself off of the building and made her way toward the lamp post. With
unsteady fingers, Maisy reached down to pick up the note. She opened the crinkled paper and saw it was
smudged with dirt from where it had rested on the sidewalk. It only took her a moment to read the note.
If you ever want to see your lollipops
again, forget about the missing mice.
-The
Black Boot
Her eyes narrowed into tiny slits. The Black Boot, as he had taken to calling
himself, appeared to be nothing but a thief.
Maisy didn’t know how, but she was going to take him down. Of course,
she had to figure out who he was first.
It was bad enough that he had stolen the school’s mascots, but now he
had admitted to stealing her collection of cherry lollipops. And nobody got away with stealing Maisy’s
cherry lollipops.
My Review:
What a wonderful story! The main character is easy to like and my girls (age 5 and 9) both loved following along with Maisy's imagination as she chases clue after clue to finally solve the mystery. This book would be great for 2nd to 6th grade readers and is fun for younger readers to listen as it is read aloud. There are a few parts that needed to be explained to my girls - specifically the old-fashioned detective references since they are not familiar with black and white TV era, but otherwise they both caught on quickly.
This story is one that is enjoyable for young readers with an engaging and entertaining set of characters. Readers will enjoy trying to solve the mystery right along with Maisy! What a great story, I can't wait to find out what mystery arrives for Maisy next!
About the Author:
Elizabeth Woodrum is a full time elementary teacher in
writing as early as when she was in elementary school, but more recently began writing material for use in her classroom. From that writing, grew the desire to write books for the general population of children and adults alike. The Maisy Files, a children's series, is the first series that she has published. The series currently has one book, Maisy and the Missing Mice.
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