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Malcolm At Midnight (2012)

by W.H. Beck(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0547681003 (ISBN13: 9780547681009)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: I read this as a nominee for the William Allen White award, and it appears that voting was not done or announced at the time of my reading. It is a cute story about Malcolm a rat that has been mistaken for a mouse. He joins the other school animals in The Midnight Academy which has the purpose of protecting the school, the nutters, and the lankys. I'm not used to stories told by animals, but this was done well. The most distracting part for me, and I can see kids also being distracted is by the use of footnotes. Sometimes it is just a definition of a word that may not normally be exposed to a 3rd - 5th grade student, but then there are other things in the footnotes a well. Overall, it is a cute read.
review 2: I received an audio book of Malcolm at Midnig... moreht from W. H. Beck along with some bookmarks. It was such a treat to listen to Malcolm's story while I worked and I look forward to sharing it with my students.Malcolm at Midnight is a wonderful school story mystery full of interesting characters with quirky personalities. Malcolm becomes the 5th grade's class "mouse" even though he is actually a small rat. He befriends a girl in the class and becomes a member of The Midnight Academy which is led by an iguana. It soon becomes clear that not everyone trusts Malcolm and he quickly finds himself in trouble and has to prove his innocence. This is the perfect follow up book for fans of The World According to Humphrey and The Tale of Despereaux (which is often mentioned in the story). less

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