Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

One of this year's Newbery Honor books, Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage is a great mystery.  The story is about a young girl named Mo, short for Moses because she was found as a baby floating on a river after a hurricane.  Luckily, she is taken in by Miss Lana and the Colonel, a man who lost his memory due to a car accident during the hurricane.  She spends her time looking for her "Upstream Mother", but is side-tracked from her search when a stranger turns up at her family's diner.  The stranger is Detective Starr, who is trying to solve a murder that happened in a nearby town.  Unfortunately, the next person that is murdered is Mr. Jesse, a patron of the diner, and now the story really starts rolling.  Read along as Mo and her best friend Dale start gathering clues to help solve the mystery and protect their families from danger.

Reviewed by Mrs. Castro

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage is an amazing book! It is about two kids named Dale and Mo. Just on an average day for the two kids they figure out that someone in their small town in North Carolina has been murdered. As they try to figure out who the murderer is, a mysterious man comes to solve the murder mystery. Read the book to find out who will really solve the crime first. I haven't really read lots of mystery books but my mom and I sometimes watch mystery shows and they kind of remind me of this book, because of the mysterious murders.

What I really like about the book is you don't know what is going to happen next. At one moment you may think that you know who the murderer is, but the next thing that happens may change your guess about who is the murderer. Once you read this book you'll know why I love it so much!    

Reviewed By: Sunset Baller

Lost and Found by Andrew Clements

The book ¨Lost and Found¨ by Andrew Clements is about twin boys, Ray and Jay. Jay is sick on the first day of middle school and Ray realizes that one of the files that had all their personal or school information was lost. Once he sees his file he realizes that they put both of the files together. He tells his brother. They play with it and switch staying home every day for a long time. They hide it from friends, their parents and teachers.  Read the book to find out what happens to Ray and Jay.

This book reminds me of the book ¨Trading Faces¨. Trading faces is very similar to this book, ¨Lost and Found¨. In the book ¨Trading Faces¨ two girls switch places to avoid being humiliated.  In ¨Lost and Found¨ they do trade places too.  If you liked one of these books, then you probably will like the other one.

-Kitty4523


In Lost and Found by Andrew Clements, Ray and Jay are new to the town and are starting a new school.  Ray is sick so Jay has to start the first day without his twin.  Back in his old school, everyone had always mistaken Ray as Jay, or Jay as Ray.  Jay was thrilled that Ray wasn’t there, not to be mean, but he knows the first day would be a drag.  Jay quickly discovers a major mistake: no one seems to know that Jay has a twin brother named Ray.  Ray doesn’t have a locker, is not on the attendance list, and doesn’t have a student folder.  Jay wanted to tell them they made a big mistake, but then thinks of a way the mistake would be fun and the lost information would be very useful.  Read the book to know what happens next.  Will Jay and Ray get in trouble, or will nobody notice?  If you love books that are sneaky and mysterious, this book is the right one for you.

 ~Reviewed by Star

Lost and Found by Andrew Clements is a book about twin boys named Jay and Ray. They moved, and now they have to go to a new school. Ray is sick so Jay has to go to the new school alone. When Jay goes to school and arrives. They do attendance and he doesn’t hear Ray’s name. He doesn't hear Ray’s name in any of his other classes either. Later in the story, he finds a note in his lunch bag… it says “Tell the principal that you have a twin brother and he is sick.” He doesn't tell the principal. What’s going to happen next? Read the book to find out.

           I really enjoyed this book. I think everyone should read this. But don’t ever not tell your principal if you have a twin at home who is sick! If you lie, or not tell anyone something important, there are always consequences. This book makes you learn about not lying and telling the truth. The theme if the story is to tell the truth, and to do the right thing.

Reviewed by Dancer022