When a family moves into an old New York apartment, it soon becomes clear to the three eldest children that their building is far from ordinary. Once owned by a mysterious and poetry-obsessed Mr. Post, this historic Manhattan building has a treasure hunt literally imbedded in its walls. With a large sum of money and jewels at stake, though, it is hard to know who can be trusted...
AGE RANGE INTERMEDIATE
Interest Level: ages 8+
Reading Level: ages 9+
THEMES
Mystery
Treasure Hunt
Dyslexia
Siblings
New York
Poetry
OVERALL RATING 9/10
Fun, perfect mystery, positive representation of dyslexia
Three children and an eighty year old woman running around New York searching for a long-lost treasure? Sounds like the perfect plot to me! I honestly loved this book so much - I actually read it in a single day. This is the kind of fun story that keeps a kid (or an adult) always turning to the next page - a perfect mystery. I also loved the positive representation of a dyslexic child - although I would have loved more diversity in other areas such as race/culture. Overall, I was very impressed with this book!