Move over Katie Couric,
there’s a new anchor in town!
It’s Lindy Blues, Your Nose for News
Lindy Blues: The Missing Silver Dollar
By Dorian Cirrone
Illustrated by Liza Woodruff
Marshall Cavendish, April 2006
For ages 7-10
ISBN: 0761452842
Synopsis
When Lindy Blues, Your Nose for News, gets a call that there’s been a bank robbery, she jumps into action. She heads for the White House – the one on 14th and Flamingo, the home of Joshua and Amy Becker. When she learns there’s only one silver dollar missing from Amy’s "World Bank," Lindy can’t believe an important reporter would be asked to cover such a small story. But it’s a slow news week and she needs a scoop. Will Lindy solve the mystery of the missing coin by tonight’s news show? Tune in and find out!
Reviews
“This early chapter book follows multitasking fourth grader Lindy Blues as she tracks down stories for her weekly neighborhood news show. Assisted by her brother Alex and his hand-me-down camcorder, Lindy broadcasts from the ‘Lindy Blues Network Studio’ —her garage. Curious and clever, she turns a slow news day into a buoyant first-person account, using math skills both to solve the titular mystery and help her friend Joshua win a toy rocket launch contest. Information about U.S. silver dollars is woven into the text, and Woodruff's lively illustrations complement and extend the story. The use of the present tense, and Lindy's tendency to refer to herself in the third person, seem stylistically right, given the busy girl's dedication to her reportorial role. Tuned-in kids will enjoy Lindy's inventiveness as she scoops some really local news.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Part detective, part investigative reporter, Lindy is a likable new voice on the easy-reader mystery scene. Her humor is creatively executed in asides to the reader, adding a layer of depth to the development of Lindy’s character. The journalism angle offers a nice addition to the usual kid-detective theme …”
– The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"It’s a small job for a serious reporter – but it’s also a slow week, and Lindy discovers a complex plot underlying a seemingly small sum of vanished money in this zany, appealing story."
– Midwest Book Review: Children’s Bookwatch
“The witty dialogue rings true and helps bring the characters to life so that children will surely enjoy the story. This is a good purchase for readers wanting chapter books.”
– Children’s Literature
“Full-page drawings and spot art enliven the text and help to establish the characters. This beginning chapter book often takes a funny, sardonic tone …”
– School Library Journal
“The humor ranges from deadpan to just plain ‘punny.’ Kids should love that.”
– South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Kids who’ve graduated from Nate the Great will love Lindy.”
– The Miami Herald
