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The Kidnapped King (A to Z Mysteries)

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A new kid on the block (staying in Dink's house!), a little action (a kidnap!), a little language lesson (French!), and a lot of teamwork (involving both children, parents, and authority figures) leads to another intriguing tale and a happy ending. Ron Roy's A-To-Z-Mysteries have proven quite successful in our household. I've now read all eleven installments to my four-year-old son, and he has found them immensely entertaining. Similarly, our best friend's daughter, an advanced elementary school reader, promptly consumed these books and deemed them enjoyable. Sure, like most of the chapter book series for little people, the plots tend to be marginally predictable -- conversely, these books weren't written for the parents (and the children seem to find the mysteries sufficiently compelling). I also find that, at a certain level, the fact that the characters in these mysteries are (reasonably) normal children confronting seemingly pedestrian criminals is a welcome break from my son's fascination with the preternatural and his preference for the less realistic (but highly entertaining) series such as the Secrets of Droon, Bailey School Kids, and the Magic Tree House. Also, unlike many of the series books, it does not seem critical to read the books in order (although we do). It's also nice that the protagonists -- Dink, Ruth Rose, and Josh -- play well together, think through difficult problems, exhibit good manners and, for the most part, display the type of vocabulary you won't mind if your children repeat.

This is a book about three friends who solve mysteries. In this book the three friends will rescue three rich people who are the King, Queen, and Prince.

Now I will tell you about the story. These friends names are Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. These friends have solved many mysteries and saved many people from going to prison.

This author entertained my feelings. People write comments on his books because they like them. The mysteries he writes are very good.

The illustrator is also very good at drawing. He draws exactly what the author writes. The drawing looks really real.

I recommend this book because it is a very good mystery to read at night. I like the way he makes the kids find clues.

I'll admit I haven't read it, but my 8 year old daughter did. She had a difficult time with the kidnapping portion (hands and feet bound, gag in mouth). Seems a bit strong for children. If you have any sensitive kids, might want to skip this one.

This set of books has three kids that demonstrate positive characteristics such as honesty, creative thinking, helping others and so on.

In this mystery a king is kidnapped and then a young prince is kidnapped.

The three young children in this series eventually solve the problem.

My young son enjoys this series. It is written to an interest level of about 7 to 10 years old. It is written with a reading level at about a 2.5 grade level.

Enjoy.

The Kidnapped King is a very good book. This book is mostly about a boy named Dink looking for the King , Queen and the Prince of Socotra because they are friends. The royal family were being held prisoner in the hotel by Joan Klinker because the king's enemies wanted to take over the country. This book is a mystery book. My favorite part is when Dink looks for Sammi ( the Prince ) when I got to this part I didn't want to put the book down. Dink is brave, smart and an ordinary boy.

I started buying the A to Z Mysteries for our granddaughter not knowing how she would like them. She was very excited because she had looked at them and thought about buying them. She loves them. She is now half way through the alphabet. I also bought the three super edition books. They were a big hit.