The Runaway Robot (Wednesday and Woof #3) Sherri Winston. Illustrated by Gladys Jose. 2022. [November] 96 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: Zoom! A robot dog shoots across the shiny wood floor of room 12. It makes a whir-whir-whir sound. Bottle caps jingle around its neck like a collar.
Premise/plot: Wednesday Nadir (our detective heroine) and Woof (her faithful dog companion) have two mysteries to solve in this illustrated early chapter book mystery series for young readers. It is the third in the series. [Books can standalone, in my opinion.] The first mystery is a MISSING robot. The second mystery is the class pet--a hamster. Both are missing when the class returns from recess. Are these mysteries linked?
My thoughts: It is what it is. I don't know many mystery series geared towards new readers [early chapter books] that will thrill adults as well. But that's not really the purpose, is it??? I think for early elementary grades this series is appropriate and (probably, possibly) appealing. This one is set entirely within the school setting--which I appreciate because it allows for more suspects and a bigger world to detect in as opposed to your own backyard.
© 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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