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The Secret Cellar (2012)

by Michael D. Beil(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0375967419 (ISBN13: 9780375967412)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

series

The Red Blazer Girls

review 1: The book The Red Blazer Girls: The Secret Cellar is another fascinating mystery adventure, by Michael D. Beil. It's almost Christmas and Sophie wants to find something nice for her dad. She spots an antique fountain pen at GW Antiques and Curiosities. Turns out, the pen is going to be auctioned and Sophie intends to bid for it. Marcus Klinger, an owner of a bookstore who is unfriendly to the RBG, bids for almost everything including the pen. It's really unusual why he wants these items, but truth is, he's a very clever guy. He won every bidding, and hasn't hesitated on raising the price. At the end, Sophie does end up getting the pen, and in the pen contains a short poem. If you have read the first three books, you'd know that the RBG have something called the Red Blazer G... moreirls Detective Agency, or often referred to as the RBGDA. They decipher the message of the poem and find more and more answers to how to open the secret cellar in the basement of Mr. Dedmann. Mr. Dedmann is a man who recently passed away and is the rightful owner of the items that were on auction. Dedmann had left clues, which lead up to a secret part of his life, and how to open the cellar. The cellar contains a collection of wines. Like I said, Marcus Klinger is very clever, but not enough to get what he was after. The RBG caught Klinger red handed stealing wine from a secret passageway, which is coincidentally linked to his bookstore. The RBGDA solved yet another mystery worth reading. Overall, I thought the book was well written, it kept me interested and reading. The author uses a few illustrations to clarify clues that might be harder to describe in text. He also puts a teeny bit of romance into this book, more towards the end. This book deserves a 9/10 rating. I loved how one clue leads up to another, and how smart the girls are when it comes to solving riddles and puzzles. If you liked the previous books in this series, you'll definitely enjoy this one too! I would absolutely recommend this book, this series, to anyone who enjoys mystery/detective, and puzzles. I have to say, this book and the rest of the series is written more for girls because of the perspective, and language used to keep the female reader interested. This is the fourth and last book in the series and honestly, I really did enjoy it all.
review 2: The junior detectives of Manhattan are at it again, this time trying to solve a mystery which involves a German spy, a fountain pen, and Alexander the Great. On the side, the girls are trying to figure out why their favorite coffee place closed shop and try to get their arch nemesis Gordon Winterbottom back together with his wife, Winnie. As with the other Red Blazer Girl books, the plot is mixed with mystery, boys, school, friendship and family, and is completely unbelievable. These girls have a level of independence at twelve that I didn't have until college, but that's half the fun. Personally I would rather be a Red Blazer Girl than a Gossip Girl, so it's all okay. This series is good for mystery loving girls, and you don't have to read the series in order to keep up. They remind you of plot points along the way. Some parents may object to the girls finding dozens upon dozens of cases of rare wine in this episode, when before they were looking for priceless jewelry and art, so for kids with squeaky clean parents, show them the other RBG books before this one, and they'll be okay. less

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