Sisterhood of Sleuths
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- Author：Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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Reviews
Karen Siddall
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With mystery， family， friendships， and secrets， SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS has something for everyone。Sisterhood of Sleuths is an entertaining middle-grade novel featuring both a mystery and the effects of growing up on friendships。 It feels like the main character， Maizy， is faced with change from all sides: at school with her best friend， Izzy， at home with her older brother leaving for his first year at college， and even in her relationship with her beloved Jacuzzi who is definitely keeping secret With mystery， family， friendships， and secrets， SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS has something for everyone。Sisterhood of Sleuths is an entertaining middle-grade novel featuring both a mystery and the effects of growing up on friendships。 It feels like the main character， Maizy， is faced with change from all sides: at school with her best friend， Izzy， at home with her older brother leaving for his first year at college， and even in her relationship with her beloved Jacuzzi who is definitely keeping secrets。 The author subtly portrays how individuals mature at different rates， with their interests evolving along the way。 She shows how friendships also change over time。 For some， the changes are gradual and gentle but leave others， sometimes， sorrowful and bereft。 I loved how that theme was developed to include the three generations of women in Maizy’s family， how those relationships were damaged， and how they are eventually resolved。I felt the Nancy Drew plotline was brilliant: how it connected the generations and the actual history of the series， its beginnings， the revisions of the 50s， and Mildred Wirt Benson’s entire story。 I particularly liked the parallels Maizy could draw between herself and Benson’s experiences。With its emphasis on friendships， especially at the middle-school age range， the mystery of Jacuzzi’s old photo， Cam’s rejection of stereotypically feminine dress and assignments， and the sprinkling of that unique style of middle-school boy humor from Link and Ben in the school project， the story has a little something for everyone。 I recommend SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS to middle-grade fiction readers， especially those who enjoy the Nancy Drew series and those experiencing changes in their childhood friendships。I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author or publisher through NetGalley and TBR and Beyond Book Tours。 。。。more
Dana
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Thank you LibroFM for the gifted audiobook of SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS！ All opinions in this review are my own。SYNOPSISWhen a mysterious box full of Nancy Drew books and a picture of Maizy's grandmother appears at her mom's store， Maizy is curious who the other women in the photo are。 The more Maizy tries to find out， the more her grandmother denies that it is even her。 With the help of her friends， Maizy will solve this mystery and finish her project on Nancy Drew！WHAT I LIKED- Makes Nancy Drew ap Thank you LibroFM for the gifted audiobook of SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS！ All opinions in this review are my own。SYNOPSISWhen a mysterious box full of Nancy Drew books and a picture of Maizy's grandmother appears at her mom's store， Maizy is curious who the other women in the photo are。 The more Maizy tries to find out， the more her grandmother denies that it is even her。 With the help of her friends， Maizy will solve this mystery and finish her project on Nancy Drew！WHAT I LIKED- Makes Nancy Drew appealing for young readers- Doesn't try to hide Nancy's past and explains the revisions made in the 1959- Mystery follows the Nancy Drew structure 。。。more
Tracey Vince
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This book intrigued me so much and I knew this was going to be an interesting read on so many levels。 First it was a mystery then it turned into a homage to a well know fictional character which I will not mention， loss of friendship， new friendship and growing pains。Our main character Maizy was loveable as were Cam and Meg but as for Izzy/Isabelle was an awful friend and her comeuppance was pure genius and really made me smile。I loved Jennifer's writing and it was obvious that he had researched This book intrigued me so much and I knew this was going to be an interesting read on so many levels。 First it was a mystery then it turned into a homage to a well know fictional character which I will not mention， loss of friendship， new friendship and growing pains。Our main character Maizy was loveable as were Cam and Meg but as for Izzy/Isabelle was an awful friend and her comeuppance was pure genius and really made me smile。I loved Jennifer's writing and it was obvious that he had researched alot and it shows。 I do hope that we see Maizy and the gang again。 For all these reasons I am giving Sisterhood of Sleuths 4 stars。 I am now going to read at some point the Fictional Character's books and Jennifer's Series Book Scavengers 。。。more
Alice
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5 stars for this mystery-lovers mystery about friendship and what makes it endure
Danielle Bush
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This is a super cute story that follows Maizie as her and her new friends investigate how a box of very old， Nancy Drewbooks ended up at her mothers resale shop， with a picture of her younger grandmother and two other women。 Ive got to say between loving the Nancy Drew show currently on the CW and after finishing this book， next time I see a Nancy Drew book out in the wild I'm definitely going to be giving them a read。 I loved Maizy's and her frienship with Cam and Nell， they were so cute as the This is a super cute story that follows Maizie as her and her new friends investigate how a box of very old， Nancy Drewbooks ended up at her mothers resale shop， with a picture of her younger grandmother and two other women。 Ive got to say between loving the Nancy Drew show currently on the CW and after finishing this book， next time I see a Nancy Drew book out in the wild I'm definitely going to be giving them a read。 I loved Maizy's and her frienship with Cam and Nell， they were so cute as they were investigating the history of Nancy Drew， （this book taught me so much！） how the books got to the shop， and how her grandma is connected to them。 I also loved her relationship with her family。 Mazie and her brother are especially close and even after he leaves for college he calls and texts her， and even throws in some brotherly advise。 I really enjoyed every part of this book， and if Nell and her friends are up for another bookish adventure I would definitely pick it up。 。。。more
Rachel Kohlbrenner
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This was a great book that is perfect for young middle grade readers who enjoy a mystery， coming of age and friendship story！ I love how she wove the real history of Nancy Drew into the storyline as well。 I am excited to share this book with my daughter
Hannah
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this was a cute middle grade mystery to listen to while cleaning my apartment。 i think that a sort of quiet nerdy bookish type of reader would enjoy these
Eileen Winfrey
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That was fun。 Maizy is a budding filmmaker who creates a school project out of trying to solve the mystery of a box of Nancy Drew mysteries left outside her parent’s antique shop A little bit of a love letter to Nancy Drew （explaining some history as well） alongside the ins and outs of middle grade girl friendship。 The author’s note was particularly interesting to me - I read Nancy Drew in the 80s。 Nothing terribly dramatic， a nice read。
Brooke Snow
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This book is fine， and might work for a middle grade audience， but it wasn’t anything special for me。 There are themes of friendship changes， family mystery， and Nancy Drew。 It was all a little too cute and neat - I like my middle grade protagonists to struggle！ 😆 I listened to this audiobook as part of the libro。fm free ALC program for Educators。 If you are an educator， I can give you a referral code for libro。fm and you can sign up for free monthly audiobooks！
Tweller83
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I received a free audiobook through Libro。fm's educator subscription。 I received a free audiobook through Libro。fm's educator subscription。 。。。more
Tara
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Every time I think about this book， I grin giddily。 It is such a fun， engaging， and interesting read！ The perfect combination of mystery， family and friend drama， and fascinating history regarding the origins and evolution of Nancy Drew and the role she's played in our culture。 I was lucky enough to read SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS in advance of publication， and I can't wait until everyone else gets the chance。 I think it's Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's best book yet， and I can't recommend it highly en Every time I think about this book， I grin giddily。 It is such a fun， engaging， and interesting read！ The perfect combination of mystery， family and friend drama， and fascinating history regarding the origins and evolution of Nancy Drew and the role she's played in our culture。 I was lucky enough to read SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS in advance of publication， and I can't wait until everyone else gets the chance。 I think it's Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's best book yet， and I can't recommend it highly enough。 。。。more
Jame
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I really enjoyed this novel。 The characters in the book are loyal， passionate， genuine friendship， common interests and great investigators。 Maizy， Nell and Cam are interesting and they’re the kind of friends I’d like to do my school projects especially if it is about Nancy Drew。 If you enjoy reading mystery， this is a great book to read。 *Thank you Bookopolis， Little Brown YA， Jennifer Chambliss Bertman for this mystery book in exchange for the honest review。
Afoma （Reading Middle Grade）
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Sisterhood of Sleuths is a fantastic middle grade mystery about friendship， history， intellectual property， and film-making。 It pays homage well to "Carolyn Keene" and the Nancy Drew series。 The book offers well-meaning criticism for the racism and perfectly coincidental plots of the Nancy Drew books， while appreciating the power of the series to draw many readers together。 If you like books with plenty of sleuthing， bike riding， and adventures， this is the one for you。 Sisterhood of Sleuths is a fantastic middle grade mystery about friendship， history， intellectual property， and film-making。 It pays homage well to "Carolyn Keene" and the Nancy Drew series。 The book offers well-meaning criticism for the racism and perfectly coincidental plots of the Nancy Drew books， while appreciating the power of the series to draw many readers together。 If you like books with plenty of sleuthing， bike riding， and adventures， this is the one for you。 。。。more
Lyndsay
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This book was a delight！ I was fortunate to get to read an advance copy。 I grew up reading Nancy Drew so this was a fun trip down memory lane and will no doubt inspire a new generation of readers。 It was a heartwarming story with a mystery。 I loved it！
Mrs_R_Librarian
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I received an ARC of this title from @LittleBrownYR at TLA in Fort Worth。 I was a huge fan of the Nancy Drew mysteries when I was younger， so when I saw this ARC at TLA， I knew I had to read it。 Maizy finds a box of original Nancy Drew mysteries outside her mom's thrift store。 As she unloads the box， she finds a picture of 3 women and she knows one of them is her grandmother。 But her grandmother （Jacuzzi） insists it is not her in the photo。 With the help of an old friend （Nell） and a new one （Ca I received an ARC of this title from @LittleBrownYR at TLA in Fort Worth。 I was a huge fan of the Nancy Drew mysteries when I was younger， so when I saw this ARC at TLA， I knew I had to read it。 Maizy finds a box of original Nancy Drew mysteries outside her mom's thrift store。 As she unloads the box， she finds a picture of 3 women and she knows one of them is her grandmother。 But her grandmother （Jacuzzi） insists it is not her in the photo。 With the help of an old friend （Nell） and a new one （Cam）， Maizy sets out to figure out the mystery of where the books came from， and who is in the photo while they also work on a class project about Nancy Drew。 I really enjoyed Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The book is about friendships （old， new & changing）， family secrets， and Nancy Drew。 As the girls work on their project they find out more about the people who wrote the Nancy Drew books and why they have remained popular for almost 100 years。 With humor and heart， the author walks Maizy through friendship and the many ways it can change and evolve。 This is a great one for your middle and intermediate school students。 。。。more
Kaytee Cobb
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4。5 For younger middle graders and adults who love Nancy Drew。 Such fun！
Chloe 文琪
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YES YES YESI’ll read anything this author writes
Susan Tunis
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4。5 stars。 It is no secret that I became a huge Jenn Bertman fan with the publication of Book Scavenger。 I loved the entire trilogy， and I've been waiting with bated breath to see what she would do for an encore。Well， Sisterhood of Sleuths is completely and delightfully on brand！ First， it's got a literary component。 The story's catalyst is the mysterious delivery of a box of Nancy Drew mysteries to Maizy's mom's second-hand store。 There's a clue inside one of the books that appears to be relate 4。5 stars。 It is no secret that I became a huge Jenn Bertman fan with the publication of Book Scavenger。 I loved the entire trilogy， and I've been waiting with bated breath to see what she would do for an encore。Well， Sisterhood of Sleuths is completely and delightfully on brand！ First， it's got a literary component。 The story's catalyst is the mysterious delivery of a box of Nancy Drew mysteries to Maizy's mom's second-hand store。 There's a clue inside one of the books that appears to be related to Maizy's grandma， but she's not talking。 What starts out as a personal inquiry grows into something far larger。Okay， so the literary component。。。 The entire book is a tribute to the enduring legacy of Nancy Drew。 I know I read a handful of them 40+ years ago， but I have to confess that I have little to no memory of them。 Well， let me tell you， I spend my life completely immersed in all things bookish， and I learned quite a bit I didn't know in the pages of this book。Also， one of the things I've always admired about the Book Scavenger series is the focus on conflict and conflict resolution。 That's very much the case here as well。 Let's face it， it can be hard to navigate relationships， and never more so than when we're kids。 Life is tricky， and there's a lot to learn！Finally， as with her previous series， there's a mystery element to the story。 The stakes aren't quite as high， the clues aren't puzzles to solve， but you'll be invested in getting the full story。 Middle grade mysteries are a regular request at the bookstore。 I don't know why they're so rare， but thanks， Jenn， for writing another book for me to recommend！And thanks so much for sharing this review copy with me！ I just wrote that life can be tricky to navigate for kids。 But recent events have more than illustrated that it is equally tricky to navigate as an adult。 Escaping into this sweet and and inspiring tale was exactly what the doctor ordered！ 。。。more
Elias
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This was the best book I ever read ！！！ I had the opportunity to get a advanced reader copy of this book ， and let me tell you readers will not be disappointed。 Easily 5 out of 5 stars ， and one of the greatest mystery stories of the year 。 This book is addicting and will keep readers wanting to turn the page 。
Ms。 Yingling
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ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusMaizy is in the middle of a school project with her best friend， Izzy。 They are making a film called Shellfish Holmes， and hope to have it chosen to be screened at the town art film theater if it's good enough。 They even manage to get a giant lobster costume from her mother's costume and vintage clothing store， Alter Ego。 When Maizy has an accident in the costume while biking to the park to film with Izzy， her niggling feeling that everything is not okay with her fr ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusMaizy is in the middle of a school project with her best friend， Izzy。 They are making a film called Shellfish Holmes， and hope to have it chosen to be screened at the town art film theater if it's good enough。 They even manage to get a giant lobster costume from her mother's costume and vintage clothing store， Alter Ego。 When Maizy has an accident in the costume while biking to the park to film with Izzy， her niggling feeling that everything is not okay with her friendship is confirmed。 Izzy， who insists on being called Isabelle， is more concerned with working with a couple of boys in class， even though they are not being true to Maizy's artistic vision。 About this time， a box of Nancy Drew mysteries is dropped off at the store， and there's a thirty year old picture of Maizy's grandmother， whom she calls Jacuzzi， with two other women。 Her grandmother didn't drop off the box， but the mystery of who did draws in neighbor and former friend Nell。 Nell loves fashion， and was planning on doing a retrospective of women's clothing in the twentieth century， which their teacher thinks is a bit ambitious for a ten minute presentation。 Maizy is thrown in to working with Nell， as well as Cam。 The three start to look into the mystery of Maizy's grandmother， but also the history of the Nancy Drew series and its main author， Mildred Wirt Benson。 Jacuzzi is not forthcoming with information about the picture， and denies knowing anyone named "Annette" after one of the books is found to have an inscription to that name from "Susie"， which is Jacuzzi's real name。 With the help of a librarian who isn't a fan of the books， a suspicious college student named Kelsey， and a professor， the girls get a lot of information。 Will it be enough to solve the mystery of the box of books and to provide enough interesting facts for a good school project？This was a fun and brilliantly conceived mystery which seamlessly incorporated the mythos of Nancy Drew in all of her complexity！ It's not essential to know this fictional detective in order to enjoy this book， and I'm hoping to get fans of this author's Book Scavenger series to pick up Sisterhood of Sleuths and THEN guide them gently to the Nancy Drew Diaries。 Having read Rubini's Missing Millie Benson: The Secret Case of the Nancy Drew Ghostwriter and Journalist， I knew a lot of the backstory on Benson and Drew， but also learned a lot。 I had no idea that the series had been revamped in the late 1950s， partially to remove racist content。 Sadly， while this made the books less horribly racist， those overtones persisted。 Fascinating！Aside from the inherent appeal of the Nancy Drew link， there's a lot of good， solid， middle grade angst going on。 Izzy is terrible in the way that friends who are going through hard times are often terrible; it's not that she wants to be mean to Maizy， but Maizy is there。 Maizy is also dealing with missing her older brother， who has just gone off to college， and she is worried that her grandmother （who first shows up in the story in an orthopedic book; I feel for you， Jacuzzi！） is getting older and perhaps forgetful。 Maizy's parents are supportive， although busy。 I wish more middle grade books would include major school projects， because they often loom large in middle school lives。 I loved Alter Ego and a shopping trip there would be fascinating。 The town is small enough that the characters are able to bike around and show some autonomy， which I always enjoy。 Readers who gobbled up Souders' Coop Knows the Scoop， Johnson's The Parker Inheritance， Bowen's The Soccer Trophy Mystery， and other stories that highlight strange and interesting happenings in the past that must be explored will enjoy this fast paced and funny look at a girl who is just trying to figure out a box of books。。。 and her life！ 。。。more
Ann Braden
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Sisterhood of Sleuths is a fresh take on a mystery that kids will gobble right up。 Characters that jump off the page， authentic friendships that twist and turn， and fun laugh-out-loud moments make this homage to Nancy Drew a classic in its own right。I'm so excited for this book to be out in the world in October！ Sisterhood of Sleuths is a fresh take on a mystery that kids will gobble right up。 Characters that jump off the page， authentic friendships that twist and turn， and fun laugh-out-loud moments make this homage to Nancy Drew a classic in its own right。I'm so excited for this book to be out in the world in October！ 。。。more
Ellaine
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I received this ARC from the author and I'm tickled that I got to read it early！This is such a great elementary school and younger middle school mystery book。 I only have superficial knowledge about Nancy Drew and her many authors。 This made me want to pick up one of her mysteries and solve them along with her。It was a really light hearted book about evolving friendships， making new friends， and losing some friends， but also touched on some of the turbulent social issues when the Nancy Drew book I received this ARC from the author and I'm tickled that I got to read it early！This is such a great elementary school and younger middle school mystery book。 I only have superficial knowledge about Nancy Drew and her many authors。 This made me want to pick up one of her mysteries and solve them along with her。It was a really light hearted book about evolving friendships， making new friends， and losing some friends， but also touched on some of the turbulent social issues when the Nancy Drew books were published。 I really appreciated that Jennifer Chambliss Bertman wrote about these instances。 I had no idea that they were shortened and revised to basically erase horrible caricatures and stereotypes of BIPOC。 。。。more
Jenn
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Why yes I spent my rainy Saturday afternoon enjoying this ARC provided by the author。 Why yes I am adding it to the novels I plan to order for next school year。 Why？It’s about family。 And friendship。 It’s about fitting in。 And what it means to fit in。 It’s about heroes。 And seeing them holistically。 It’s about being you。 And being okay with being you。 It about love。 Others and yourself。
Katie Proctor
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This was such a fun middle grade read！ Kids will love it， especially ones that love Nancy Drew or just mysteries in general。
Lisa Degnan
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This is such a fun story with delightful characters。 My 11-year-old self would have loved to be friends with some of these girls。 There was also a lot of interesting and surprising information included about the Nancy Drew series and Carolyn Keene。 Overall， a very enjoyable read。
Nicole Miller
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I received a review copy of this book through my Hachette Rep。An ode to Nancy Drew， this new book by the author of the Book Scavenger series explores power of the female sleuth in a modern setting。 Maizy is a budding movie director who is given a set of vintage Nancy Drew novels by an unknown sender， complete with an undeniable photo of Maizy’s grandmother inside。 But when her grandmother not only denies sending the books but also refuses to acknowledge she is the young woman in the photo， a mys I received a review copy of this book through my Hachette Rep。An ode to Nancy Drew， this new book by the author of the Book Scavenger series explores power of the female sleuth in a modern setting。 Maizy is a budding movie director who is given a set of vintage Nancy Drew novels by an unknown sender， complete with an undeniable photo of Maizy’s grandmother inside。 But when her grandmother not only denies sending the books but also refuses to acknowledge she is the young woman in the photo， a mystery is afoot。 Full of surprises and twists， friends found and lost， this standalone novel in honor of the ground-breaking Nancy Drew will not disappoint a young modern detective。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
CynnieRose
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This warmed my Nancy Drew fan girl heart。
Claudia
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