Now Museum, Now You Don't

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #9

by Andrés Miedoso, Víctor Rivas (Illustrator)

Desmond Cole goes on a field trip to the museum in the ninth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!

Museums are great places to see really old stuff. The Kersville Museum has old paintings, old statues, and even old mummies that come with old curses. Sounds like a perfectly safe place to visit for family fun.

Until the mummies start to disappear!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Genres: Childrens, Humor, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2019

About the author

Andres Miedoso is still afraid of everything as a grown-up, even after all his adventures with Desmond Cole. He lives in New York City with his family, and he remains best friends with Desmond but returns to Kersville only when he's needed.

Reviews

[Deatrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series has my 8 year old son stoked to read. Book #9 did not disappoint him as he read it cover to cover within an hour. The illustrations are still fun and silly and the jokes had him laughing out loud! He finished the last page with a sigh and a smile and said "Mom, this is another 5 star on Goodreads."

[Nicholl McIntyre · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6 year old was enamored with this book. Even my 4 year old, who is book resistant, was all in from beginning to end. I received this book in a Halloween Box from Blind Date Book Shop and we will be buying up the rest of the series. Miedoso's words are incredibly clever and speaks to kids at their level, engaging them further in the story. Riva's illustrations paired with each page of words are perfectly in tune to the story. My boys were laughing and spooked to their silly bones.

Sarah at Blind Date Book Shop really has a fantastic set up for the box and couldn't have picked a better book. She introduced us to a whole new series!

[Joanna]

The first book Elsa made me read twice in a row. Cute and entertaining, with just-spooky-enough illustrations.

[Red · Rating 3 out of 5]

We enjoyed this book and will probably be checking out more in the series! A solid option for my son & daughter ages 7 & 6 -- the short chapter format also worked well for us!

[Arman Waggoner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now they're patrolling other monsters and creatures besides ghosts. In this one: Mummies!

[Shankar B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the haunted snack michine.

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect read for those who are interested in museums and ancient Egypt!

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars
I am fascinated by, and scared of mummies.

[Chris Hays · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is okay. Yet as an adult it is not as well plotted as some of the others.

[Anjela Bugher · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm a huge fan of the Desmond Cole books, and eagerly preorder each of them, but this one fell a little short of my expectations. Maybe it's because mummies are both real people and something used in scary movies - it's hard to treat them thoughtfully (as it was clear the author wanted to do) as well as treating them like movie monsters. Nonetheless, the ending was positively adorable, and I'm still looking forward to the next book!

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

Eleanor says: I like ancient Egypt and this book involved in ancient Egypt. Sorry, but they didn’t go back in time. The mummies came alive.

Momma says: probably my favorite of the series so far because we love ancient Egypt and anything with mummies is a winner in my book.