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The Templeton Twins Make A Scene (2013)

by Ellis Weiner(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1452111847 (ISBN13: 9781452111841)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Chronicle Books

series

Templeton Twins

review 1: I enjoyed the first book in this series because of the annoying (in a good way) authorial voice and the author's inclusion of pointless quizzes and impossible assignments for the reader. The second book was just as delightful as the first one since it followed the same structure as the first one. Twins Abigail and John Templeton have moved to a new place with their inventor father who has been hired to create a device for the university's ailing theatre department. The Dean brothers are on hand to make sure things don't go as planned, of course, and a vapid but well-dressed Gwendolyn Splendide catches the eye of the twins' father despite her inability to remember their names. Readers will enjoy following the twins as they figure out what the Deans have been up to during t... morehe whole time, but mostly, they'll enjoy the narrator's condescending attitude as well as his admonition to anyone reading this book before reading the first one. His snarky remarks and constant back-patting for his own good work add to the book's fun as do those absurd assignments that bring to mind many pointless tests and projects doled out by teachers to make sure students have read their assigned books. The artwork that I saw in the ARC looks terrific, and I'll be interested in seeing how it turns out in the final version of this hilarious wordplay-filled book. While the Templeton twins do, indeed, make a scene in order to save the day, readers will wish that they could make the scene with these intrepid adventurers. Bravo for the narrator--and for Cassie!
review 2: Tweens and younger children will really enjoy this clever, tongue-in-cheek book. For adults who engage in companion reading with their children (as I do), it feels like a breezier Lemony Snicket series. I appreciate fiction that attempts to both entertain and educate children so I liked the inclusion of entries regarding the etymology and pronunciation of words, and the inclusion of a mentally challenging hobby (cryptic crosswords) for one of the characters. Well done. less

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