You Have to Stop This

Cass, Max-Ernest, and Yo-Yoji continue their delightfully clever adventures. This time they're in a museum's Mummy Room when things go awry. The full-cast narration is splendid, with each narrator attempting to outdo the others. However, Cass is the standout, so believably presented by Cassandra Morris that listeners can almost see her. An added benefit is that Cass is an excellent role model for modern girls. There are several amusing comments about audiobooks as the story begins, and the audio format enhances the superior writing. The gang is accused of stealing a mummy and must solve the theft before the police are alerted. Cass has also been given an ancient treasure chest, and she's determined to learn its secret. An entertaining listening experience, this production also offers many fascinating details on Egyptian history in an easy-to-digest manner. S.G.B. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

February 1, 2012
Gr 4-6-In the final installment of Pseudonymous Bosch's "The Secret" series, Cass and her friends, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, find the ancient Ibis ring and a mysterious mummy hold the answer to her family secret. When the mummy is stolen from the local natural history museum, the trio follows the clues to the Cairo Hotel in Las Vegas. They run into their old nemesis, Lord Pharaoh, the head of the Midnight Sun, an organization bent on using the mummy's secret to take over the world. He has the mummy and now all he needs is Cass's Ibis ring. The trio's only hope is to use the training and knowledge they've acquired from the Terces Society, an organization bent on stopping the Midnight Sun. Can they stop Lord Pharaoh and discover the mummy's secret? The full-cast narration is spot-on adn brings to life all the characters. The crisp, clear narrative styles complement each other well. The characters' accents are unique and masterfully capture their backgrounds. The intermixing of action, humor, and adventure is well-crafted and smoothly transitioned by the narrators. Listeners who are familiar with the previous titles will enjoy this conclusion to the series.-"Kira Moody, Whitmore Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT"

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