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John Paulits “Philip and the Case of Mistaken Identity” is a decidedly vintage story, filled with things I remember from my childhood: like a little boy who obsesses over twenty cents (you can't even get something out of a gumball machine for twenty cents anymore) and little boys who think the worst thing in the world is to have a girl smile at them. The author slips in a mention of computers to try to make it a little more contemporary, but (for example) all of the books given as prizes in a library contest are from MY childhood -- not exactly the books a librarian would really give today. Its a sweet story with some cute jokes-- though I would consider the reader age around 7 - 9 instead of 8 - 12 as the plot is simple, the children act younger than fourth graders (for example, one of the boys discovers shopping carts fit together and finds that fascinating and in the bonus story, one of the boys calls his mother "Mommy"), and the story is very short, though the ebook does include a bonus story to help round it out. The cover illustration is nicely done. |
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Philip and the Case of Mistaken Identity