When Uncle Earl disappears while searching for the ancient Mayan library in the jungles of Central America, Ricky and Mia are not the only ones trying to find both Earl and the lost library.

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Grade 3-6–Mia and her friend Ricky are often included in her uncles archaeological adventures that invariably involve finding lost treasure somewhere in the world. In the first book, it is the lost library of the Maya, and in the second, the Money Pit on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Very little factual material is presented in these books, despite endnotes. What information there is seems muddled, even when it is central to the plots. In Marvels, the written documents of Mayan culture are called both books and scrolls but the word codex is never mentioned. Both titles are high on drama and include an element of fantasy but fall short on character development. What little readers know about Mia and Ricky is learned through the pencil sketches. The presence of so many illustrations as well as the heightened pace of the tales will make these beginning chapter books attractive to reluctant readers, but the stories may confuse them.–Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA
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