Reviews

The Amusement Park Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

amania_miller's review

A good mystery chapter book for kids.

thecutestbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

jbarr5's review

5.0

The amusement park mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Kids are going to visit their cousins on Surprise Island where they have spent time at the amusement center. The Carousel horses are a big hit.
Especially loved the part where the owners joined the cousins for a meal and we learn of the history of the horses and how they came to be at their park.
Scary parts and you wonder if they will be able to gather all the clues and solve the mysteries!
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

octavia_cade's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

2.0

This wasn't bad, exactly, but it wasn't as good as the last few I've read. This is largely down to the fact that it's pretty repetitive - it feels as if the bulk of the story is the kids going back to the same amusement park and going on the same rides over and over. And as much as I appreciate the consistency of "you meddling kids!" in children's mystery series - no villain wants to be out-thought by a bunch of pre-teens - having the villain here try to target the kids in the middle of the amusement park, where everyone could see their villainous actions and come running to help... Let's just say it wasn't well thought out on their part.

I mean, Benny's not even a pre-teen. He's six. And I'm pretty sure even he's got more brains than that. 

maggies_novel_approach's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

imaclogger23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

rebelbelle13's review

2.0

I would say my son and I marginally enjoyed this one. It took quite awhile to get to the actual 'mystery' portion of the book and by then we were both losing interest. The setting was the only thing that kept us going- my son enjoyed reading about the rides at the park. It was very obvious who the perpetrator was, and they pretty much gave themselves up at the end, even though it wasn't necessary. It was a case of "you kids keep pestering us, so I guess we'll confess and turn ourselves in". It was a fun venue for a Boxcar mystery, but beyond that there wasn't much meat to the mystery or the story.

astrongama's review

4.0

This story was a lot more interesting, and the language wasn’t as hard to understand

onegalreading's review

3.0

Not my favorite, 25 in a row, I might be getting tired of these...

readingwithrebeccanicole's review against another edition

One of my favorite childhood series. I read over a hundred of them. The first 50 or so were in order; after that I read whatever book I could get my hands on :)