Moxie has
always known her grandfather “Grumps” was in “the business” but when an old
associate comes looking around for some missing items she finds out just how
involved he was. Moxie has 14 days to
locate the missing items…or else.
Unfortunately, Grumps has Alzheimer’s and can’t help her out. Using her skills as a mathematician and with
the help of her best friend, Ollie she investigates the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum heist and the role her grandfather played. Moxie’s investigation takes her to the State
House, the Old North Church, and Fenway.
There is a lot to love about this mystery, especially for New England
readers familiar with the setting.
I really
enjoyed this book. It helped that I have
been to Boston several times and know the locations in the book. I thought the author did a good job of
integrating Boston culture and history with a famous art museum mystery. The only thing that was weird to me was that
Moxie was entering high school. She didn’t
seem that old and I felt like her character could have been younger considering
how she acted and the reading level of the book. I don’t see this book as being popular with
the high school crowd but rather with grade 4-6.
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