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Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?

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The Abby Jones mysteries are invariably fast-paced, exciting, and funny. This one, the first, has the most surprisingly adventuresome action, what with jumping onto subways and chasing people around in bare feet, breaking into apartment buildings, and climbing down onto a fire escape from a tall building's roof. All in all a huge amount of fun.

ISBN 0440434505 - There's little to dislike about this book, and much to keep young readers turning the pages.

Abby Jones doesn't like her name - it's too boring. It is likely the only thing about this girl that IS boring. Hoping to become a detective like her friend Garcia when she grows up, Abby practices by keeping her eyes open, taking notes and jumping to conclusions. When a number of mysteries crop up at once, Abby works things out with the help of her friend Potsie. There's a missing girl, someone staying in the empty apartment next door, her brother's strange behavior and the pet store robbery that Garcia is working on, all at the same time. Can the girls find Hyacinth? And will Abby's brother, Dan, end up in jail because of a girl, a broken window and a dirty birdbath?

The story, like Abby's thoughts, seems to get convoluted sometimes, but things come out right in the end. The black and white illustrations by Anthony Kramer are nice, but don't add much to the book.

- AnnaLovesBooks

I had just bought this book for my daughter. She has often read it over and over,, and enjoys all the characters, plots, and settings. Definetly two thumbs up

This book is about a girl that wants to solve a mystery so she can get a reward. But first she has to find someone. I would give this book five stars because it is interesting and scary in some parts of the book. It also made me laugh.

This book is a bit scary but, if you're age 9-11 and like to read this book is for you. If you like a good mystery read this book. It's AWESOME!(...)

In the book, Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?, two girls named Abby and Potsie team up to solve a mystery about a girl who is hanging out with Abby's brother, Dan. Abby and Potsie find a room that was abandoned for a long time. There is a noise coming from it! Abby and Potsie go to the abandoned room 2B. I want you to find out what happens. Read the book!

This and the other books about Abby and her friend used to be some of my favorite books when I was little. I reccomend it if you are 9 or 10 and like to read.