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My oldest daughter is just now getting old enough to really enjoy chapter books and I could not be more excited about it. I am entering a whole new world of books because all the series books are new to me. Here is Mariella Mystery Investigates the Disappearance of Diana Dumpling in the seventh installment in a fun series. Written in journal style this is a book that is easy to get into.
Mariella Mystery is back, and in this seventh installment of the bestselling series, she’s on a quest to save?LUNCH! No mysterious mystery or perplexing problem is too hot to handle for this super sleuth-y youngster and her gal pals. Mariella writes down clues as she investigates, and the most telling observations and drawings line the pages of her journals. It’s the perfect recipe for cracking cases, and that’s good?because she?ll need a heaping helping of them when beloved lunch lady, Diana Dumpling, suddenly vanishes from the school kitchens. Can Mariella and the Mystery Girls find Diana, save their school lunches?and get to the bottom of this kitchen nightmare? Kids who enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, and Clarice Bean books will be hooked by this charming detective?and they won?t want to miss any of her exciting escapades. (Ages 7 and up)
Although it is the 7th book in the series it was the first one I read to my daughter. It is a book that is has a fully contained story so you won’t be confused having skipped over the previous books. The characters are fun and we were both instantly hooked! Mariella and her close friends have a knack for discovering mysteries and then solving them. This time it is their new beloved lunch lady…who makes actual tasty lunches! She has gone missing and they have to solve the mystery or be faced with gross hot lunches forever! A great book for kids that love a good mystery and it is a series that can even get reluctant readers excited to read.