Magic in the City

Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: March 12, 2018

Review

This is a good book for readers who like magic, or as a read aloud. Hannah the level-headed cousins get swept along with her boisterous male cousins. They meet a salesman who sells them a magic carpet, a stopwatch that can stop time, and a camera that can place you into a photo or painting. The boys need money to help their mom. They decide to steal from the queen of England while visiting Hannah. The humor is wonderful. A conversation between the Queen and Simon: " The Queen...You're probably used to doing whatever you like. but I'm not. "But you're the queen!... There's always someone telling me what to do... what to wear.. me too!... They never let me go out on my own... me neither.. I never get to sit up front... Me neither."

Overall Book Score: good