The Friendship Riddle - Softcover

Blakemore peppers her navigating-social-awkwardness arc with myriad topics. . . . for patient observers of social growth who enjoy varied intellectual and philosophical tidbits. (Kirkus Reviews)

A must-have selection for middle school mystery lovers. (School Library Journal)

Readers won't be prepared for the twist at the end of the mystery, but it brings a satisfying end to the story. (Booklist Online Exclusive)

Science, history and literature references glow . . . With keen intelligence and bits of humor, the prose slips calmly between narrative perspectives, trusting readers to pick up a revelation that Ephraim and Mallory don't see--and it's a doozy. This one is special. (starred review Kirkus Reviews on THE WATER CASTLE)

What shines through . . . is Blakemore's tender understanding of how these children--and all children--feel about their lives and the adults who control them. (New York Times on THE WATER CASTLE)

Thought provoking . . . a tribute to the great girl detectives of children's literature. (New York Times Book Review on THE SPY CATCHERS OF MAPLE HILL)

It is no mystery that readers will come to love Hazel Kaplansky. (Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor-winning author of HATTIE BIG SKY, on THE SPY CATCHERS OF MAPLE HILL)