A review by carolynaugustyn
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff

4.0

First and foremost- the art in this book is absolutely gorgeous. Every page had me oohing and ahhing and just wow. The story itself was also super interesting and I'm not sure how I had never heard this story before! Benjamin Franklin travels to France to try and get their help with winning the Revolutionary War. While in France, he helps to solve the hypnosis mystery plaguing France and, in turn, securing France's help. The book explained how scientific method works (question, hypothesis, test, results!) and also had a history lesson- very cool to have science and history in one book. I think middle grade readers will really appreciate this story most but it can be for all ages, adults included.