Minerva Clark Gets a Clue
Written by Karen Karbo
Published by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books in 2005
224 pages.
Genre: Humor, Family, Social Issues
Summery: Minerva Clark is tall. Really tall. She pretty much dwarfs everyone in her 7th grade class. And she has thick, crazy, curly hair. Like most 7th grade girls, she's painfully self-conscious. Add her height and hair to the normal quota of self-consciousness, and she's off the charts. But then her older brother does a science experiment on her, and BANG - personality transplant!! She's not shy or self-conscious. At all. Ever. That day turns out to be weird in other ways too, like when her favorite cousin gets arrested for a broken taillight. Minerva becomes a crime fighting detective with the help of her best friend and pet ferret.
Response: Loved it. It's funny and cute and real. It was a bit of a mystery, but refreshingly unpredictable. Or maybe I'm just naive. Which is possible. But really, it made me giggle and groan and occasionally smack my forehead. I like her relationship with her older brothers- they don't fight, and they have inside jokes. I recommend it.
Word of Caution: Um...... I think it might drop a couple of swear words. And there's one time that a kid smokes. The parents are gone all the time, so the kids eat on the couch (If you're a neat freak- get over it).
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