This is the second installment in a trilogy and yes, they do need to be read in order and are worth the wait!
Krisp makes me think of a blend of Lemony Snickett and Edward Gorey. He has a wonderful turn with phrases and his quick paced wit conjure up adventures that would thrill the bravest of hearts. His Ivy is a mad dash mixture of what I imagine Amelia Bedelia would be if she was written for an older audience as a young girl. She is charmingly irreverent, brave, and whimsical and will delight any young reader.
In this second book we find that Ivy, having been " adopted " by a couple who runs a discount funeral home has, far from finding a safe haven, unknowingly stepped into the midst of a great mystery revolving around the couple's daughter and a young man who simply vanished off the face of the earth. With pleas from the family of the missing gentleman to help them find answers, Ivy finds herself with her hands full as she fights off the nefarious Miss Always and her locks, french baguettes can come in quite handy thank you, and when the local librarian unwittingly gives Ivy the potential tool to help rescue her lost friend Ivy jumps at the chance as only a true friend would. Using the Clock Diamond Ivy finds that not all is as it seems and that the rescuer may indeed be the one in need of rescue after all. But not to fear for Ivy has the cleverness of a great spy and the ability to outwit anyone whom she faces.
These books are hysterical, full of wonderfully descriptive adventures, and a heroine who cannot understand why anyone would ever call her abilities into question. After all if she can cure face moles by sticking a toad on them what can't she do? Add these books to your child's summer reading and sit back and listen to them giggle.
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