McAlpine, Gordon The Misadventures of Edgar and Allen Poe:
The Tell-Tale Start, 178 pgs. Viking, 2013. Language - G, Sexual Content - G;
Violence - G;
Edgar and Allen Poe are very unique kids, not just because of
their amazing intellect, but because they are identical twins in body and mind.
The brothers read each others' minds--which comes in handy when they have to
solve a mystery. It also helps that their great-great-great-great-granduncle
helps them anyway he can from the other-side.
The story was cute, and I loved
all the puns and references to Edgar Allen Poe, but it wasn't very exciting.
Edgar and Allen can do everything without problem or even a second thought.
Their only challenge is catching the bad guy, and that is over within a few
pages of seeing him. Nothing is a problem because they're super smart, are
expert pranksters, have guardians to quick to forgive, and an abnormally smart
cat. All these advantages take out any doubt that the boys can succeed, thus
leaving their story without the ability to get readers excited about continuing
to read it.
EL - OPTIONAL. Reviewer: CCH
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