The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Anderson, M. T.

Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware

423 pp. | Simon/Beach Lane | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-8639-3 $16.99

(2) 4-6 Pals in Peril Tale series. Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. Jasper, Katie, and Lily (Whales on Stilts, The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen) again save the world. A "competitive staring" contest begins the nonsense, setting off a chain of events in which the friends help monks retrieve stolen artifacts. Anderson stuffs every scene with exotic setting details; that the mystical locale is Delaware gives the story an added layer of absurdity.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2009