The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill - Megan Frazer Blakemore电子书mobi+epub
Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (May 5, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619633507
ISBN-13: 978-1619633506
Megan Frazer Blakemore – Sharer of secrets, history, and mystery for children and young adults.
http://www.meganfrazer.com/
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Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (May 5, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619633507
ISBN-13: 978-1619633506
Hazel Kaplansky is a firm believer in the pursuit of knowledge and truth-and she also happens to love a good mystery. When suspicions swirl that a Russian spy has infiltrated her small town of Maple Hill, Vermont, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, Hazel knows it's up to her to find a suspect… starting with Mr. Jones, the quietly suspicious grave digger. Plus she's found a perfect sleuthing partner in Samuel Butler, the new boy in school with a few secrets of his own. But as Hazel and Samuel piece together clues from the past and present, the truth is suddenly not what they expected, and what they find reveals more about themselves and the people of their cozy little town than they could ever have imagined.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 4–6—Hazel may not be the best musician in her class, but she is a grade A detective. When rumors of Russian spies infiltrating her hometown of Maple Hill, Vermont begin swirling through the neighborhood, Hazel stops building her bomb shelter and starts tailing the most likely suspect—the mysterious Mr. Jones. With the help of Samuel, the new boy in town fascinated by the stories contained in her family's graveyard, the protagonist begins collecting clues and soon finds that most stories are more than they initially appear to the untrained eye. Hazel is a wonderfully memorable character, larger-than-life, and so certain of her well-intentioned, but often misguided, ways. Blakemore perfectly captures that fine line between childhood and early adolescence, when tall tales from large imaginations are quickly formed, friendships with boys are still easy, and a young girl sees her place in the world as an unstoppable force. The storytelling is vivid and descriptive, but it's the characters that will draw readers in, including quiet, unassuming Samuel and Hazel's mother, who serves as a more soft-spoken proponent of change than her incredibly vocal daughter. The book does a wonderful job of displaying the way in which the fear inherent in the McCarthy era turned neighbor against neighbor. While the heart of the story lies within the issues of trust and truth, the writing is never preachy, using Hazel's innate humor to deflect moments that veer close to saccarine or preachy. A strong work of historical fiction for mystery fans.—Nicole Signoretta Sutton, Kingston Elementary School, Cherry Hill, NJ --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Hazel has a bit of Harriet the Spy in her. She’s not terribly likable, and she loves to snoop. She’d defend her snooping, however. It’s 1953, and Joe McCarthy is telling the country that there are Communists under every rock. And there are lots of rocks in the cemetery Hazel’s family owns. Hazel is quite sure that the new grave digger is a Commie spy, and Hazel has enough self-confidence to figure she can prove it. When Samuel, a boy from an old Maple Hill family, comes back to town and seems equally smart, she’s shaken. But he becomes an ally, willing to share his own deductive skills. Blakemore covers a lot of territory here—the Red Scare, fragile Samuel’s family history, Hazel’s mother’s ambitions—and sometimes the individually interesting stories give the narrative a disjointed feel. However, Hazel is that odd bird, an annoying heroine that readers will still root for, especially as she changes and grows. There’s lots to talk about here, subjects both public and personal, making this a great choice for book clubs or class discussion, and an author’s note offers more about the era. Grades 4-7. --Ilene Cooper --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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