Customer Reviews

A to Z Mysteries: The Ninth Nugget (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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The book was sometimes exciting but not most of the time. It had all the main things That a mystery book needs. It has a bad guy, the detectives, and the suspects. It is a good book for mystery book lovers.

The book was sometimes exciting but not most of the time. It had all the main things That a mystery book needs. It has a bad guy, the detectives, and the suspects. It is a good book for mystery book lovers.

My brother likeS Mary Clarke books and he said he would find a mystery for me since I 'm to young to read his books.. I read it and it was the coolest book ever!!!!!!

We were new to the A to Z Mysteries series, but excited when we got this book as a gift, since it involves panning for gold in Montana (which we did on vacation a couple years ago). I read the book aloud for my boys (age 8-1/2 and 12), and all three of us were bored with it for the first half of the book.

The gold nugget wasn't mentioned until chapter 4 and didn't disappear until chapter 7. Therefore only chapters 8 to 11 (the final chapter) actually involved solving the mystery. The rest was just filler about dude ranch activities and hanging out with friends. We're used to Scooby and other children's mystery books where the mystery is established much earlier in the book.

On the positive side, the book has an illustration in almost every chapter and a manageable amount of text per page/chapter, which is definitely a plus for kids who are just starting to read chapter books on their own.

This is a great series for beginning readers who like mysteries. The three kids in the book demonstrate positive character traits. These are written to an interest level of about 6 to 9 years old. The reading level is probably on an early 2nd grade level. This one is the least favorite of my son's books.

Enjoy.

I think this is the best a to z story ever! read it.its great!

Ron Roy paints a coulourful picture of mystery & suspense about 3 friends who go to a dude ranch and discover that someone steals the gold nugget they found. They spend the week panning for gold, chasing down clues and narrowing down the suspects, all guests at the dude ranch.
The story is interesting, but the plot was not all that believable, as it is unlikely that three 8-year-olds could catch a world-renown thief. Although this book is written for a slightly younger reader, mystery stories are always fun and enjoyable. I give this book 4 stars out of 5, because it was a bit slow to start off, but as the story developed, I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat, waiting to find out what would happen next