Field Tripped by Allan Woodrow, 272 pages. Scholastic, 2018. $17.
Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL – NOT RECOMMENDED
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
The 5thgrade students of Liberty Falls elementary are headed off on their field trip to the home of Edward Minks – the eccentric, and rich, benefactor and founder of the town. Something seems to be wrong at the mansion, though – it looks like someone has been stealing the inventions. Is the caretaker the guilty one? Eddie doesn’t care. He’s the grandson of Mr. Minks, but his family has always book poor because Mr. Minks left all of his wealth to the town. Eddie has a blue[rint of the home which he hopes will lead him to a secret treasure. Aaron does care, but he wants to help Eddie on his quest, even if Eddie doesn’t want his help. Add in a super snowstorm and some creepiness and you have a recipe – for something.
Told mostly from three points of view, but a fourth is added on just to up the confusion. Hard to track who is speaking and what they know. Hard to care about what they are doing. The cover looks like the publisher is trying to play off of Gordon Korman’s books. Don’t.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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