Treasures of Weatherby by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007)
genre: Mystery
ages: 9-12 years
honors: none
review: Twelve-year old Harleigh the Fourth is small, and is the smallest member of the sprawling Weatherby family, many of which living in the Weatherby mansion… a place he rarely leaves because of the teasing about his diminutive size. But one day, while he’s outside the house a strange girl literally floats into his world and the house to help Harleigh save the Weatherby family fortune.
opinion: When reading about Harleigh’s self-imprisonment within the house, you feel sad for him. But as the story progresses, you champion for him and his new-found freedoms and almost can see him grow physically as he grows mentally. As for the floating girl…
ideas: This a great book to get tweens interested in reading mysteries because there is just a little bit of suspense and unknown to pique any reader’s interest.
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