  | Strange thing happened in Cherry Hall Author: Warga, Jasmine | |
| Price: $24.48 | ||
Summary:
When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: she looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows, she has been watching from the garden. But she can't exactly tell anyone, can she?
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.10 Points: 4.0 Quiz: 551440 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (08/01/24)
School Library Journal (+) (10/18/24)
Booklist (08/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 10/18/2024 Gr 3–7—Untitled, a painting owned by the Penelope Art Museum, has been stolen, and the only witness is a tortoise. Unfortunately for sixth-grader Rami, the tortoise has gone back underground to wait for warmer days, leaving his mom, who runs the museum's cleaning crew, under suspicion. With the help of his classmate Veda, Blue (the ghost of the girl from the painting), and eventually the tortoise, Rami must solve the mystery of the missing painting to protect his mom and remind Blue of who she is. Warga employs a fantastic writing style that keeps readers sucked in, even during the simplest of scenes. Every character, tortoise included, is perfectly developed. Apart from the joy of following Rami on his journey to solve the mystery, readers will also discover a beautifully relatable story about the importance of finding the people who see the world the same way you do. Rami is Lebanese and Veda is Indian. VERDICT A delightful mystery sure to captivate all readers.—Mariah Smitala - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
