12 Days of Christmas Book Review

Day Eleven:

 

WALLS WITHIN WALLS

by Maureen Sherry

 

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WALLS WITHIN WALLS is a mystery written for upper elementary students. The Smithfork family move into a Brooklyn neighbor apartment building. The Smithfork children begin discovering several abnormal things about their apartment. The kids find words written on the crown modeling, hidden panels in closets, and library book that was due in 1937. After further investigation the children learn that the apartment was once owned by a multimillionaire, Mr. Post. The family inheritance was never found because Mr. Post used these clues to lead his children to his will. Eighty years later and the will has yet to be discovered. Can the Smithfork children solve the mysteries? American history is tied into the clues because the children have to visit many historical places in New York including Grant's Tomb built by Langston Hughes, the Statue of Liberty, and Central Park.

 

The book is a little lengthy with over 300 pages. Some students will enjoy this story especially if they like a good mystery. This book is on the Texas Bluebonnet List. I would recommend this book to older elementary students who enjoy a good mystery and don't mind a lengthy book.