The Tiara on the Terrace
Written by Kristen Kittscher
Narrated by Amanda Philipson
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
In this funny, clever novel, perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and Gordon Korman and a companion to The Wig in the Window, tween sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at Luna Vista's Winter Sun Festival to catch a murderer before he—or she—strikes again.
Sophie Young and Grace Yang have been taking it easy ever since they solved the biggest crime Luna Vista had ever seen. But things might get interesting again now that everyone is gearing up for the 125th annual Winter Sun Festival—a town tradition that involves floats, a parade, and a Royal Court made up of local high school girls.
When Festival president Jim Steptoe turns up dead on the first day of parade preparations, the police blame a malfunctioning giant s'more feature on the campfire-themed float. But the two sleuths are convinced the mysterious death wasn't an accident.
Young and Yang must trade their high tops for high heels and infiltrate the Royal Court to solve the case. But if they fail, they might just be the next victims.
Kristen Kittscher
Kristen Kittscher is a writing tutor in Pasadena, California, where she lives with her husband. The 2014 James Thurber House Children's Writer-in-Residence and a graduate of Brown University, she taught middle-school English for many years. She is the author of The Tiara on the Terrace and The Wig in the Window.
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Reviews for The Tiara on the Terrace
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really hope there is a third Young and Yang book or I might cry. Sequel is as delightfully funny and exciting as the first one.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Best friends and middle-grade crime-fighting duo Sophie Young and Grace Yang return in this second adventure, following up on their debut in The Wig in the Window. This time the young sleuths become involved in a murder-mystery when the president of The Winter Sun Festival - an important annual event in their California town - is found dead. Although the police seem to be treating it as an accident, Young and Yang know better, and together with their good friend (and budding mechanical genius) Trista Bottoms, they decide to go undercover as Royal Pages at the festival, in order to investigate.I enjoyed this second foray into the world of tween sleuths Sophie and Grace, although it did take me a little longer to become involved in the story than it did with the first. I thought Kittscher once again managed to capture the challenges facing young people trying to balance the ties of friendship with the desire to fit in. It was telling that although Sophie worried that Grace would feel more at home with the more fashion-conscious girls at the Festival than with her, it was she (Sophie) who betrayed their friendship, by relating an embarrassing story about Grace. The mystery itself kept me guessing at first, although I managed to work out the identity of the guilty party fairly quickly. Still, The Tiara on the Terrace was a solidly engaging middle-grace read, one I would recommend to kids looking for fun mysteries, as well as engaging tales of friendship.