Disappearing Acts
The Herculeah Jones Series
Betsy
Byars
Penguin Young Adult (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-14-240566-3 (0142405663)
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-240566-6 (9780142405666)
Publication Date: September 2006
List Price: $5.99
Review:
Herculeah Jones is back in another hair frizzing adventure with her
friend Meat attempting to solve a mystery in the book Disappearing Acts
by Betsy Byars. It starts on April 1st with a practical joke Herculeah
pulls on Meat. Herculeah tells Meat that she found a dead body on Oak
Street but it turns out to be just a squirrel body. The small April
Fools joke will not prepare them for what is about to happen. Meat has
signed up for a comedy class at Funny Bonz the comedy club. On the
first day of classes Meat goes to the bathroom and discovers a dead
body in one of the stalls. When the body disappears, Meat and Herculeah
go off and try to find clues on how to solve the mystery. This story
includes a part when Herculeah finds an old camera that she had someone
tell her to purchase at a resale shop. She later discovers that there
is still some film inside undeveloped. Shockingly the pictures are of
Meat and his estranged father who he hasn’t seen in years!
Everyone should read the book because it was very entertaining because
it was suspenseful and had a unique plot that no other book has. Also
the book described many times so you kind of felt like you were in the
story. Also another advantage was that the book only had 120 pages so
it was a fast book to read from cover to cover so many age groups can
enjoy this book. But the story might not be good for small age groups
because it shows some minor violence and might freak youngsters out.
Also barely anyone wants to read the same book for weeks and weeks.
Betsy Byars the author of Disappearing Acts
has gotten many awards. Betsy Byars has won the National Book award and
a John Newbery Medal. She has also had some of her books appear in the
best books list for the School Library Journal, American Library
Association and the American Bookseller.
Review written by Valerie, Age 11, Grade 6. Date of review: October 2008.
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