What happens when four creative, slightly brilliant, misfit girls team up against a gang of bullies?That’s right. Danger, chaos, and more adventure than any middle school girl should be faced with in a lifetime!When Jane, Elle, Dakota and Sketti band together to face The Thickheads, they land themselves in the midst of a murder-mystery that none of them is prepared to deal with. And when The … with. And when The Thickheads get involved, lines are drawn and accusations are flung.
But when the two opposing groups join forces, they learn that together, they can mend fences and face the giants.
This must-read, laugh-out-loud, coming-of-age mystery is a must-read for anyone who’s ever felt like a misfit, anyone who’s ever been bullied, or anyone who’s ever felt like they were on the outside looking in.
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This review is for the audio book.
I now this book comes in the heading of 8-10 year olds but I secretly enjoyed it. I found it fun and entertaining and I loved the practical jokes they played on each other. The story is told mostly through the eyes of the four girls and works well because they are very different characters and have very different reactions to the situations. The author showed a good understanding of people’s character making them believable and even include a quiz at the end of the book to see which character from the story you are most like, which was very different. The mystery played out well and despite there not being a huge suspect list I think it was enough because the book is aimed at the younger generation and even though I enjoyed the mystery I have a feeling the youngsters will enjoy the prank side of the story more. The book also has a nice message that you shouldn’t always judge a book by its cover and with the help of friendship you can over come anything, even bullying. Over all a good fun easy mystery that you can easily get lost in for a few hours.
Four misfits girls form there own club and when there club house is threatened by the Thickheads, four boys from the same school, they rise up to the challenge of standing up to them and putting a stop to the bullying. It is while out acting out a plan of revenge that a murder accrues. The police believe it was an accident but the girls suspect otherwise and set out to find the killer. Something is going on around the club house and what ever it is it is causing the wild life to die. Can they find the killer, save the club house and the town? Only if they learn to get along and trust the Thickheads because when the two groups unit anything is possible.
Michelle Babb makes this story come alive and no matter what your age you will find her performance bringing a smile to your face.
Four friends are brought together by the need to protect themselves from the middle school bullies. This group of misfits (Jane, Elle, Dakota, and Sketti) call themselves the Ragamuffin Sisters. The Ragamuffins find themselves in a prank war with a group of boys, they call The Thickheads. During their prank war, the two groups land themselves right in the middle of a murder investigation and mystery of a mysterious goo. The Ragamuffins and The Thickheads call a truce deciding to work together to find out where the mysterious goo that was found near the dead man is coming from. The goo seems to be have killed some of the wildlife near the girl’s clubhouse as well as made one of the boy’s dogs sick. Does the murder have anything to do with the goo? Can the two groups solve the mystery and finally put an end to their prank war?
This book has a well-developed storyline that deals with some serious topics such as bullying, domestic abuse, industrial pollution, and murder. The authors Anita Higman and Hillary McMullen add the right amount of humor to keep the story from being too heavy but at the same time not making a joke out of the issues. Throughout the book, you get to see how these young girls and boys evolve in their friendships, as individuals, and in life.
Narrator Michelle Babb is an excellent storyteller. She keeps a great pace to the story, has great accents and diction, and does a wonderful job with the comic relief.
I would recommend this book to middle school age children and up. Although it is geared for a younger audience adults will enjoy the story too.
I was given a copy of this book in hopes that I would give an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.