Saturday, March 16, 2013

Fly Frenzy (S.W.I.T.C.H Book #2) by Ali Sparkes –ADVISABLE


Sparkes, Ali and Illustrated by Collins, Ross  Fly Frenzy (S.W.I.T.C.H Book #2) 104 pgs. Darby Creek Publishing, 2013. $7.95  Content: Language: G (0 swears);  Mature Content: G ;  Violence: G.
After their kooky neighbor Petty Potts turned the twins, Danny and Josh, into spiders in book #1, they are avoiding her! The boys are just trying to help their mom win a gardening contest when someone ruins all her hard work with vandalism. The boys suspect their other neighbor Mrs. Sharpe, but looks like they are going to have to “be a fly on the wall” as Petty puts it, if they want to find out for sure!
What a great series to get bug interested boys into reading some chapter books. The author does a great job writing about the experience, and dangers, of being a bug! The characters are well defined and interesting. Can stand as a read alone. This is a series I am going to pick up, students will love this. If the covers were a bit more dynamic and well created, this would have been essential.
EL –ADVISABLE Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.

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