Gr 4–6—When the gargoyles of Cambridge University go missing, roller-skating sleuth Sesame Seade is on the case, investigating clues and tracking down leads. Horne's charming black-and-white spot illustrations add a sense of whimsy, breaking up the text, while Beauvais's Briticisms add further to the fun. Daring and indomitable, Sesame is a delightful heroine whose snarky asides and dialogue will leave readers in stitches. Mystery and humor fans are in luck.
Precocious youngster Sesame Seade tackles the mystery of Cambridge
University's missing gargoyles. Aided by a pair of purple roller
skates and classmates Gemma and Toby, Sesame tracks down leads that
bring her uncomfortably close to home. With an exciting plot and a
perfectly droll first-person voice, this second installment avoids
the buffoonery often found in humorous middle-grade novels. Spot
art highlights the action.
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