(3) 4-6 Magnificent Lizzie Brown series. The lively series, set in Victorian England, features fortuneteller Lizzie Brown--former orphan, now happily employed in Fitzy's traveling circus. In these installments, Lizzie and her fellow performers must solve a kidnapping (Fairy) and a robbery disguised as a haunting (Ghost). Their abilities to detect fraud (they know the tricks of the trade), goodhearted camaraderie, and Lizzie's "visions," will keep readers entertained. Review covers the following Magnificent Lizzie Brown titles: The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Fairy Child and The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Ghost Ship.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) 4-6 Magnificent Lizzie Brown series. The lively series, set in Victorian England, features fortuneteller Lizzie Brown--former orphan, now happily employed in Fitzy's traveling circus. In these installments, Lizzie and her fellow performers must solve a kidnapping (Fairy) and a robbery disguised as a haunting (Ghost). Their abilities to detect fraud (they know the tricks of the trade), goodhearted camaraderie, and Lizzie's "visions," will keep readers entertained. Review covers the following Magnificent Lizzie Brown titles: The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Fairy Child and The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Ghost Ship.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Magnificent Lizzie Brown series. In Victorian London, a twelve-year-old escapes grinding poverty and an abusive father by joining a traveling circus and finding first work, then acceptance and love, and finally a vocation: she becomes the circus fortuneteller. Despite plot contrivances and conversational anachronisms, Lizzie is an appealing heroine and these first two series entries are satisfying. Review covers these Magnificent Lizzie Brown titles: The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Devil's Hound and The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Mysterious Phantom.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(4) 4-6 Magnificent Lizzie Brown series. In Victorian London, a twelve-year-old escapes grinding poverty and an abusive father by joining a traveling circus and finding first work, then acceptance and love, and finally a vocation: she becomes the circus fortuneteller. Despite plot contrivances and conversational anachronisms, Lizzie is an appealing heroine and these first two series entries are satisfying. Review covers these Magnificent Lizzie Brown titles: The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Devil's Hound and The Magnificent Lizzie Brown and the Mysterious Phantom.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn