Agatha Oddly Detective Series Lena Jones 3 Books Collection - The Secret Key, Murder at the Museum, The Silver Serpent

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She looks up. ‘No, Agatha, I’m afraid not. I was really hoping we’d have some answers by now. It troubles me to think of the Guild as vulnerable in this way– that a file could go missing. I hate having to mistrust so many people—’ She stops abruptly, as if she’s giving too much away. ‘But I do have some of my most trusted agents working on finding your mother’s missing file and, I promise you, as soon as we have any information, you’ll be among the first to hear about it.’ Written from her point of view, I enjoy seeing what's inside her mind, wondering what it's like to be a very smart girl and it's so fun! The adventures and little things that she wants to explore are so refreshing. Der Stil des Buches ist rasant und actionreich mit viel Humor. Der Fall an sich ist mega spannend, leider wird die Erzählung immer wieder mit Agathas blühender Fantasie und Tagträumen angereichert. Mich hat das sehr verwirrt. Ok – dass da kein kleiner Hercule Poirot auf dem Schreibtisch des Rektors rumhüpft, kann ich mir denken und klar als Phantasieausbruch erkennen. Bei anderen Szenen, die durchaus real sein könnten und sich dann als nicht real herausstellen ist das schon schwieriger. So wurde mein Lesefluß immer wieder gebremst und ich musste Realität und Fiktion sortieren. Schade, denn ohne diese Tagträume wäre es ein fantastisches Buch gewesen. Aber ich habe hier eine Leserin im empfohlenen Lesealter und ich weiß genau, dass Jette das auch schlecht für sich trennen könnte und schnell die Lust am Lesen verlöre. Was dann natürlich auf gar keinen Fall unerwähnt bleiben darf, ist die zauberhafte Innengestaltung. Größere Illustrationen gibt es zwar leider wieder keine, aber dafür viele kleine wundervolle schwarz-weiß Zeichnungen von Max Meinzold. Mir hat die Aufmachung erneut total gut gefallen! The Secret Key, the first in a new series, reminded me exactly of that feeling – it was a nostalgic moment to be reminded of the reason why I fell in love with reading in the first place!

A modern-day Agatha Christie! Get ready to investigate the ODDLIEST of cases with the wonderful cosy mysteries of Agatha Oddly, the perfect series by Lena Jones for all readers ages 7+! Agatha’s late mother named her after Agatha Christie. She got Agatha to read the complete works of Agatha Christie – the mysteries of Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence – because Agatha liked solving puzzles. Every so often I change up my reading and read a middle grade book. Almost every time I realise how amazing they are and vow to read more. Never has the case been more true than with Agatha Oddly. This book isn't even released yet and I already want the next one!Have a seat.’ She gestures to one of the curved wooden chairs in front of her desk, and I sit down. This book was just fantastic. I started and finished it in a single day. I just couldn't separate myself from the wonderful, quirky personality that is Agatha. She's a 13 year old girl with more gumption than I had at that age or even have now in my late 20's. That girl knows what she wants and is not afraid to take it. That girl is confident, good-hearted and absolutely the sweetest. I wish I was not afraid to take risks as she did. She thought me not to care about others opinions and put my chin up and take my world into my own hands. My heart was crying for her and her story but she's strong and I know she will be ok. Agatha is my new hero. With her, I could solve any problem out there... I have developed such a fondness for Agatha over the course of this book and the previous. Throughout Murder at the Museum we see the continuation of Agatha trying to discover the truth behind her mother’s death. There’s a section in the story where Agatha believes she is finally about to get the answers she’s looking for only to be disappointed, and that was actually quite sad to read. I hope before the series ends Agatha will get to find out the truth.

Dr Hargrave stands up, brushing invisible crumbs from his suit. “Yes. I’d better get going.” He glances around, as though looking for the exit. “As for you, Agatha, I would advise you to think about… um… everything I’ve said.” Mein Lesevergnügen war hier jedenfalls perfekt. Ich finde den zweiten Band genauso fabelhaft wie den ersten. Quasi in einem Rutsch habe ich das Buch durchgeschmökert und hätte mich danach am liebsten sofort auf den nächsten Teil gestürzt. Leider gibt es diesen aber noch nicht auf Deutsch. Für mich heißt es nun also ganz ungeduldig hibbeln und warten. Ich hoffe doch sehr, dass auch Band 3 ins Deutsche übersetzt werden wird. Fände ich unendlich schade, wenn nicht. Meet 13-year-old Agatha Oddly - a bold, determined heroine and the star of this stylish new detective series. Even though Dad’s in charge at the park, he refuses to let others do all the dirty work and is never happier than when he’s got his sleeves rolled up and is getting his hands dirty. I especially didn’t like how the main character Agatha had a ‘I’m not like other girls’ attitude which is something I really despise and I hate this trope in books. To have this shown in a middle grade book is just even more frustrating as it’s so harmful. This puts girl/women down and pits them against each other. It also perpetuates the notion that because some girls like to wear make up or enjoying shopping and doing their hair etc... they’re less than. What’s wrong with liking these things? Thinking ‘I’m not like other girls’ is associating the qualities you hate with girls/women.

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There were a couple of points where I felt that the narrative over explained some aspects, but then I reminded myself that I am an adult reading a MG book and it’s understandable, at the other end of the spectrum the story contains some quite big words, I’m not sure I would have known what effervescent meant as an eight year old… I’m not sure if that is perhaps a symptom of the way this book is written, by a TV style writers room rather than a single author. I don’t think it would detract from the enjoyment of the book, just expect a few questions from your little ones about what one or two of the words mean.