The Lost Girl
Fortune Tellers Club, No. 1
By Dotti Enderle

After growing up on Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon, I found The Lost Girl to be a kicked-up version of the kind of books I loved as a kid. The main character, Juniper Lynch, and her friends Anne and Gena are fascinated with fortune telling -- any kind of fortune telling. Since I remembered trying to read tea leaves from burst tea bags and trying to see images in the crystal on my birthstone ring, I could really relate to this fascination. But this book isn’t some kind of enticement to the New Age -- it’s pure middle-grade mystery at its heart. I was caught up in the plot and sailed through the story’s fast pace. And Gena made me laugh out loud -- readers will enjoy how different these characters are portrayed. I could see how some parents could be uncomfortable with the paranormal aspects of the story but I think this book would capture the attention of any girl who loves magic in her books. It definitely whetted my appetite for the series.