The Good Stuff

Perfect middle grade read for those girls who would rather read adventure stories than love stories
Cheryl, Tweed and all of the characters are positively adorable and you cannot help but love them
Will appeal to both middle graders and adults (especially us geeky ones)
The "Action" scenes are hilarious!
Fast paced story that will keep even the most reluctant reader entertained
The Egyptian Princess reminded me of something that Whedon would have created (That is a compliment)
Great dialogue
Quirky and funny
Setting reminded me of Madoc where I spent most summers visiting my cousin Dee - sort of like a place out of time where things were more innocent and carefree

The Not so Good Stuff

May not appeal to some of the more jaded middle graders as there is a sweetness to the tale (not a bad thing, just more of an FYI for booksellers)
Kind of wish these kids were real, because I think they would be tough enough to deal with my two boys
Librarian has to be an old lady with a bunch of cats -- hmm can you say "stereotype" - than again I know you have been to quite a few OLA conferences and imagine you met quite a few of those type of Librarians : ) Love ya Lesley

Favorite Quotes/Passages



"Neither of the twins were particularly fond of newfangled digital technology. It seemed somehow untrustworthy. Computers and cellphones struck them as much too easy for nefarious government agencies to track. Or space aliens."

"Yeah," agreed Artie. "We men gotta stick together and look out for the little ladies."

Pilot looked down at his companion."Art-Bart, do me a favor-- don't say that when they're in earshot."

"I did it again!" Cheryl shook her head, her pigtails bouncing furiously. "You quipped effortlessly and all I could come up with was "Got them!"

4.75 Dewey's

I received this from Penguin in exchange for an honest review ( )