Behind the Curtain CD: An Echo Falls Mystery (Echo Falls Mysteries) by Peter Abrahams and Colleen Delany

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Behind the Curtain CD: An Echo Falls Mystery (Echo Falls Mysteries)
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Audio CD

Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio; Unabridged edition (April 25, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0060897341

ISBN-13: 978-1419398919

Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces ()

From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8–Peter Abrahams's Down the Rabbit Hole (Laura Geringer Books, 2005) gave 13-year-old Ingrid her first sleuthing experience in her town of Echo Falls—and the Echo Falls Mystery series was born to popular acclaim. In the second book (Laura Geringer Books, 2006) in the series, Ingrid, a Sherlock Holmes devotee, becomes involved in two sinister plots, both of which develop slowly. Clues and events that seem to involve her brother lead Ingrid to believe that there is a steroid abuse crisis brewing at her local high school. At the same time, her grandfather's farm property is attracting attention and high-pressure tactics to force a sale. Narrator Colleen Delaney gives Ingrid and the other characters believable voices in this fast-paced reading that is appropriate for these adventures. Mystery aficionados will appreciate Ingrid's determination to solve the mysteries, although it takes a rather long time to bring the two plot lines together. A fine addition for upper elementary and middle school listeners.–Jane P. Fenn, Corning-Painted Post West High School, NY
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Gr. 6-9. The second entry in the Echo Falls Mystery series, as successful as its predecessor, starts with puzzling questions that spring right from Ingrid Levin-Hill's own life: Why is her football-mad older brother suddenly so much stronger, and why has her father been so tense lately? The plot unfolds slowly at first, but Abrahams' exceptional overlay of detail, especially descriptions of the particular stresses and the goofy occurrences that mark Ingrid's experiences as an eighth-grader, makes the story very convincing as the action builds. Ingrid discovers anabolic steroids are behind her brother's improved performance and new aggressiveness (and also behind some of the mysterious behavior of various people in her town), but just as she is about to do something with her knowledge, she is kidnapped. She escapes, but police don't believe her story, and she has to set up her own sting to prove she is telling the truth. A timely issue gives this mystery a "ripped from the headlines" flavor, but the real kick for readers comes from a believable eighth-grade heroine's investigation of a high-school scandal. Connie Fletcher
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery (Hardcover) Once again Peter Abrahams returns to the world of Echo Falls, where young Ingrid Levin-Hill is just trying to get by, navigating the slippery slopes of being a kid in the 21st century. While basically she's got a warm and protective family, there's always some friction going on, just like real life. In this book Ty's problem with anabolic steroids becomes more and more the center of Ingrid's worries. She notices things about him her mom and dad are just to preoccupied to see, or too blind, for they're proud of him and his success in organized sport in school. Meanwhile her dad, who as we all remember works for a corporation owned by the richest man in town, feels threatened by the incursion of a new, chic, blonde dynamo who's become thisclose to the boss. Ferrand's not only wealthy, but evil, and Ingrid wouldn't put it past him to dump her dad in favor of this new executive woman, Julia LeCaine, who as it happens is also the new coach of her soccer team and sort of ruthless. At 99 Maple Lane everyone's got a secret (except Mom, and I bet that will be in the next book in the series) and the gorgeous scenery of Echo Falls is often ironically counterpointed to the nasty behavior of its human residents. Grampy (Aylmer Hill) is still alive, though he's sinking, and his farm is under siege from developers led by the same Ferrand Group that his son-in-law works for. It would be a great coup for Dad in the company if he was the one who secured the land away from Grampy. Ingrid doesn't want to see that happen. In the middle of all this, she is falling in love, not a huge passionate love but a solid friendship with Joey Strade, the solid son of the town's Police Chief. Ingrid doesn't really know how she feels about that! Peter Abrahams weaves all these threads into a fantastic thriller for kids of all ages. Ingrid's love of Conan Doyle and the Sherlock Holmes stories guides her through a world of trouble. "As Ho;mes told Watson," she reminds herself, "Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details." I rate this book higher than DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and, unlike the other reviewers here who claim they knew the answer to the mystery right away, I was honestly baffled and shocked by the multiple endings. What will be next for Ingrid? "An Awfully Big Adventure"? Without a doubt.

Behind the Curtain CD: An Echo Falls Mystery (Echo Falls Mysteries)
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Updated on 12-28-2008.