The Real McCoys

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 8, 2018

Review

Fourth grader, Moxie McCoy, is confident in her detective skills, just like her favorite mystery novel heroine, when the school's special owl award is stolen the day that the winners are to be announced. Moxie must team up with her smart, detail-oriented younger brother, whom she sometimes speculates may not be a "real" McCoy, to wade through the numerous red-herrings and help solve who was the culprit. The busy collage-type layout matches Moxie's rambunctious character perfectly. Family and the love of reading are the crux of this fun read. Text appears in standard paragraph form, in text bubbles, across walls, and in balloon dream sequences. Title has been chosen for the 2018-2019 Maine Student Book Award reading list.

Overall Book Score: very good