Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #2: Secret Sand Sleuths
Nancy, Bess, and George are back for another adventure as the elementary-school students join their class in a field trip to a local museum. The mystery is no less flimsy in the second volume of the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series, but it does take up more of the plot. The nice addition of a Buddhist monk who is working on a sand painting offers some calm amid the chaos of the hyperactive kids. The cheerful art and the name-brand tie-in will draw young readers looking for hard-to-find mystery graphic novels. Grades 2-5. --Snow Wildsmith