the scandalous sisterhood of prickwillow place by julie berry

“The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place” is just such a book. (But that’s a discussion for another day…) Regardless, I think adults sometimes miss out on exceptional books because they have a mindset against books marketed and classified as middle grade novels. The Harry Potter books are officially classified as a children’s series, but I personally think it evolves into more of a young adult series by the end. Most adults make an exception for this with the Harry Potter books. I guess they think they are just for kids and wouldn’t interest them. I’m always surprised by how many adults don’t even consider reading middle grade novels. A middle grade novel is classified as a book geared towards readers between the ages of 8-12. Let’s talk about middle grade novels for a minute. “The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place” has been described as a middle grade Victorian murder mystery.

Well, the cover of “The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place,” by Julie Berry does not disappoint! The illustrations of the seven girls in the sisterhood, the cup of poisoned tea and the dead body laid out on the ground…perfect! They all made me laugh but I have a soft spot for Dour Elinor Siever, the necromanic of the group!ĭo you judge a book by it’s cover? I do. I’d love to know which of these seven girls you loved the most. Do these undaunted young women have the wits and the courage to pull off the deed? Read this fun book to find out! And after reading the book and my full review below, leave a comment. Etheldreda’s School for Young Ladies and her odious brother drop dead from poison during dinner one night, it’s up to the seven plucky students to both cover up the murder and to solve it! If they fail, they will most certainly be separated from each other and sent back to their unpleasant homes. (Sept.When the insufferable headmistress of St. Romance blooms in unexpected places, and danger lurks around every corner in this delightfully farcical tale, fullĪlyssa Eisner Henkin, Trident Media Group.

The pupils’ attempts to convince the public that everything is normal at the school make for some hilarious scenes, and their efforts to find the murderer result in surprising encounters with suspicious (but often quite appealing) Unfortunately, a killer is on the loose, and the girls could be the next victims. Knowing opportunity when they see it, the girls hatch a scheme to dispose of the bodies and run the school on their own. Table one spring evening, apparently poisoned. Etheldreda’s School for Young Ladies, run by stern headmistress Constance Plackett, may not be paradise for its residents, but the students get an unanticipated break from their dull routines when Plackett and her odious brother drop dead at the dinner

Readers with a penchant for dark humor will relish Berry’s (All the Truth That’s in Me) tongue-in-cheek murder mystery set in a late-19th-century British girls’ boarding school.

The scandalous sisterhood of prickwillow place by julie berry