Jacaranda Street: Gravestone Image
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Publisher Description
Lenore Valentine Kirby's cryptic gravestone in a derelict cemetery beckons across centuries.
The four Botanic Hill Detectives—Lanny, Lexi, Moki, and Rani—stumble upon a mystery revealed by the deceased woman's descendant, Mr. Nigel Kirby. Can the teens decipher Lenore Kirby's gravestone image and messages? Their unusual, present-day case, incorporating the life and works of Gothic horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, takes the four out to Ravenswood, the Kirby family's Victorian home. But one solution leads to more puzzles! Will the detectives successfully decode all the special instructions they discover to help restore Mr. Poe's reputation, damaged by a real-life enemy, and reveal to the world a priceless treasure? Come lend the squad a hand!
Customer Reviews
Even Poe Would Love his Puzzle
Edgar Allan Poe! Just knowing he was at the center of this new mystery had me wanting to read Sherrill Joseph’s most recent MG Botanical Detective series, featuring four young friends who solve all kinds of mysteries in the neighborhood (and sometimes further away). As the detectives work through their clues, Joseph shares quotes from Poe’s work that give depth to the mystery and to the puzzles for each reader to solve before the four detectives reveal what they learned from that clue.
I’m’ not a Poe scholar, but I caught many of the clues (not all of them) and immediately knew that Joseph had done a lot of research and planning to build this marvelous book. Now I want to go to the Victorian Mansion, find the gravestone, and walk every hallway and outdoor paths those young detectives walked. Both young readers and adults alike will enjoy solving this puzzle as they follow hidden passages and find unique treasures. Even a direct experience with a raven and an intruder harkens back to Poe’s most well-known story.
As with the previous books, the friendship of these four young detectives continues to shine as they persevere and solve the complexity of this particular puzzle. As usual justice is served and the world is a little better because of their tenacity. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers and anyone, young or old, who loves deciphering puzzles.