Sarah B. (bourgette) reviewed on 6/17/2013 + 27 more book reviews

I received an advanced proof reading copy of this book, so some of what I read might not be in the final copy.
Overall, I found this to be a cute mystery story for 9-12 year-olds. The main characters were clever and quirky and with them being a male and female, either gender could relate to them. The inventions that were included with this book were interesting. I had heard of most of them, including a Mentos and Diet Coke propelled bottle, but I think they are great for budding young scientists to try. There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the book that the experiments should be done with an adult however, the protagonists are never supervised by an adult and they even comment on this fact quite often.
I would have to say my only concern with this book was that there were times when the writing was a little flat, but I imagine a young reader wouldnt notice that problem. I should also note that the book contains several drawings that are meant to aid the readers imagination. I found these drawings to not always be accurate representations of what was going on in the story and at times not very good drawings (this could be because of it being ARC or because they are suppose to look like they are drawn by children.)
I give this book a 4/5. I really recommend it to younger readers, especially those who are budding scientists.
Warning: Dangerous experiments and their instructions are described in this book.

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