(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. The "Black Dinosaurs," a club of four African American boys, compete in a talent show and help a homeless girl (Stars) and rescue a fawn whose habitat has been destroyed (Backyard). Issues are laid on thick and stiff illustrations don't add much, but the installments are entertaining enough. Originally published as part of the Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs series. Review covers this Clubhouse Mysteries title: The Backyard Animal Show and Stars and Sparks on Stage.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Four African American friends--Ziggy, Jerome, Rico, and Rashawn--pursue their interest in science by attending Space Camp. Although occasionally over-earnest and preachy, the book successfully weaves factual information into the story. Occasional black-and-white drawings vacillate between unobtrusive and distracting. This reissue was originally published as part of the Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs series.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. The "Black Dinosaurs," a club of four African American boys, compete in a talent show and help a homeless girl (Stars) and rescue a fawn whose habitat has been destroyed (Backyard). Issues are laid on thick and stiff illustrations don't add much, but the installments are entertaining enough. Originally published as part of the Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs series. Review covers this Clubhouse Mysteries title: The Backyard Animal Show and Stars and Sparks on Stage.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Four fifth-graders become involved in local mysteries. In Bones, they uncover bones near their clubhouse; Tunnel finds the gang trapped in a tunnel that was part of the Underground Railroad; in Caesar's, a camping trip turns into a Shawnee manhood ceremony. The mysteries aren't all that suspenseful and the black history lessons aren't subtle, but the readable texts are diverting. Review covers these Clubhouse Mysteries titles: The Buried Bones Mystery, Lost in the Tunnel of Tim, and Shadows of Caesar's Creek.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Four fifth-graders become involved in local mysteries. In Bones, they uncover bones near their clubhouse; Tunnel finds the gang trapped in a tunnel that was part of the Underground Railroad; in Caesar's, a camping trip turns into a Shawnee manhood ceremony. The mysteries aren't all that suspenseful and the black history lessons aren't subtle, but the readable texts are diverting. Review covers these Clubhouse Mysteries titles: The Buried Bones Mystery, Lost in the Tunnel of Tim, and Shadows of Caesar's Creek.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Clubhouse Mysteries series. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Waston. Four fifth-graders become involved in local mysteries. In Bones, they uncover bones near their clubhouse; Tunnel finds the gang trapped in a tunnel that was part of the Underground Railroad; in Caesar's, a camping trip turns into a Shawnee manhood ceremony. The mysteries aren't all that suspenseful and the black history lessons aren't subtle, but the readable texts are diverting. Review covers these Clubhouse Mysteries titles: The Buried Bones Mystery, Lost in the Tunnel of Tim, and Shadows of Caesar's Creek.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee