Kat & Mouse 2: Tripped

Kat & Mouse #2

by Alex de Campi, Federica Manfredi (Illustrator)

Since her arrival at Dover Academy, the one person Kat has been able to depend on is her best friend Mee-Seen, better known as Mouse. But when Mouse gets a crush on the new art teacher, a misunderstanding comes between the two friends -- and a class trip to the art museum only makes it worse! When a famous painting is stolen right under their noses, will Kat and Mouse be able to smooth things out in time to catch the thief?

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Mystery, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fiction, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 9, 2007

About the author

Alex de Campi is a New York-based writer with an extensive backlist of critically-acclaimed graphic novels including Eisner-nominated heist noir Bad Girls (Simon & Schuster) and Twisted Romance (Image Comics). Her most recent book was her debut prose novel The Scottish Boy (Unbound). She lives with her daughter, their cat, and a Deafblind pit bull named Tango.

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

More fun mystery solving for our junior high protagonists trapped in a posh junior high school. Kat is more on her own this time, as Mouse is sulking over the new art teacher, but they come together during their art school field trip. I liked the manga style illustrations which were easy for me to follow.

[Jamie Meinsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good for the second installation for the series. I really enjoyed the set up of a mysterious theft occurring in an art museum.

[Francine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one teaches us how to make a magnet out of a nail, a battery and some paperclips. The inspirational women this time around are Jocelyn Bell Burnell and (of course she's in this list) Amelia Earhart.
Other than that, what can I say? I'm still into it.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kat & Mouse are back. Kat's father takes a job as a science teacher at a private school back East. Kat becomes friends with a bright, quirky student named Mee-Seen (Mouse). The students take a field trip to a Boston art museum and a famous painting is stolen and someone from the Dover Academy is the thief. Kat & Mouse are also trying to solve a series of thefts around campus, perpetrated by "The Artful Dodger."

[Angie]

read this in about 10-15 minutes. pretty interesting, easy, for upper elementary, i think. maybe up to 6th grade for reluctant readers.

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. Decent mystery, good art, nice arcs. I love that Mouse is a Doctor Who fan, complete with Dalek impersonation. For kids moving past Amelia Rules.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still more relationship drama than mystery, but more mystery elements mixed in make it a nice hybrid for older kids and teens who are looking for a bit of both.

[Myyiahh Utsikushi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Book was Pretty good .