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My class is working on rough drafts of their mystery stories, so in between answering questions, I can catch up on my re-read of the course text. It's always amusing to me how many tiny details I remember and how many big plot points I forget.

This is a cute middle-grade mystery imagining the mischief Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Godwin Shelley could have gotten into had they been contemporaries. With a supporting cast that includes Charles Dickens and Percy Shelley, this novel is an homage of sorts to the greatest creative minds of 19th-century England. A little silly and a little too modern in thinking for the time period, this is still a fun intro to the genre for young readers.

Such a fun and entertaining story. The author introduces us to Ada (Lovelace), daughter of Lord Byron, and Mary, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, who formed a detective agency together. Though some aspects are not historically accurate, like the girls are actually aged 18 yrs apart in history, the historical bits are enjoyable. The mystery itself is not very clever, but I loved the appearance..

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A cute and clever middle grade book, first in a series that follows a young Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace(just go with it) as they set up a detective agency and solve crimes.
There are many clever uses of other famous people throughout the book and at the end the author has included small bios and historical tidbits to explain some more of the who‘s and what‘s in the book.
Fun read, definitely recommend.

I read this Mar 15-31 & rated it 4 ⭐️. A slightly anachronistic middle grade detective story about Ada Lovelace & Mary Shelley solving a mystery. Ada is very much a Sherlock Holmes character with Mary being her Watson. It was a fun read and I am looking forward to the next book.

This is kid‘s book (middle grade) but I had to check it out because I love Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley! The premise was just too good. I do think this is a brilliant book for kids and a bit of fun for adults who are into history, literature, and science.

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I really enjoyed this audiobook! I've read this middle grade mystery a year ago and liked it. While I don't reread books, I do listen to audiobooks over and over. There is just something comforting about being read a story.
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I found one book on my shelves with a balloon (although not a party balloon) but no streamers or confetti 🙁. I know I don't have to literally only use what's on my bookshelves but it's fun and surprising to see what I can find 😃🎉
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Went a little crazy on bookoutlet.com. Had to get free shipping, right​?

Ada and Mary solved this crime with science. ⚖️

I haven't read in days, but Skydancer and I are going to get some reading done this morning. ✅

If this isn't the whole point of Saturday I don't know what is.

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I've been feeling down for a while now so I decided to pick up this middle-grade mystery adventure story. It seems like just the sort of fun book I need! #mystery #adventure #middlegrade #fun #ebook

Book mail today! The top two are kids' books, the top used, the second came out today. A Homemade Life was used, suggested by @Jill1 here on Litsy. Cooking for Picasso came from Random House. And the bottom one I saw here too. I forgot to include The Good Cookie cookbook, recommended by @SaraFair . You guys are expensive friends!!! And of course 2 mugs I bought through Book Riot.

Enjoyed this mystery read for elementary/middle grade readers. Love the historical figures as characters. Ada and Mary are great fun, and I can't wait to see where their inventive minds take them next.