The Case of the Nana-Napper

Wright & Wong #2

by Laura J. Burns, Melinda Metz

When Agatha and Orville go to visit Nana Wong, they find her gone. Agatha thinks her granny has been kidnapped, but the police are no help. The rejected detectives then uncover photos of a strange man among Nana's negatives. Could he be the kidnapper?

Genres: Mystery

176 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2005

About the author

Laura J. Burns has written more than thirty books for kids and teens, touching on topics from imaginary lake monsters to out-of-control Hollywood starlets. (Those two things have more in common than you'd think.)

With Melinda Metz, she has also written for the TV shows ROSWELL, 1-800-MISSING, and THE DEAD ZONE. Their next book is THE LOST MAP OF CHAOS, coming in 2018!

Laura lives in New York with her husband, her kids, and her exceptionally silly dogs.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why I picked it up: I recently learned of a petition to the publisher to have this series put back in print because there are few middle-grade books that deal with the Autism spectrum.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/370/77...

Agatha and Orville are best friends. They usually go to Agatha’s grandmother’s store after school, but on this particular day, she isn’t there. Agatha and Orville know this is highly unusual and they believe that Nana has been kidnapped. The two solved a mystery together before (this is the second in a series). Each child has different strengths and they know & use the strengths of the other person, making them a great team.

I liked it. The mystery was solid, the kids acted like 12-year-old kids, and I liked how Orville’s Asperger’s is handled. It is mentioned a few times, it is clear in his actions and how he thinks, Agatha understands that her friend thinks differently than she does, but this is not turned into A Book About Autism. Orville leads a normal, functional life, even if he does have the same thing for dinner every night. I especially like the friendship between the two. They very clearly care about each other a great deal and they work together really well. There is no romantic feeling between them or even any jokes about it from the grown-ups in their life and I find that refreshing. An enjoyable read.

Contains: nothing objectionable

[Jennie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nana Wong has disappeared! All she left was a hastily scrawled note that doesn’t sound like Nana at all! Agatha is convinced she’s been kidnapped. If that weren’t bad enough, now she has to stay with her Uncle Boonie, who doesn’t even have a couch for her to sleep on and makes her go to bed at 7pm! If she has to go to bed so early, how will she and Orville ever find Nana? Not to mention that they’ve been given a new case of proving Stu innocent of breaking one of his mother’s collectible plates. As they investigate, it looks like the two crimes might be related to each other and to a string of recent vandalisms. Will they find Nana in time? Will they ever get out of detention? Will Agatha have to sleep in Boonie’s old sleeping bag forever?

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[Chazzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wright and Wong are on the case again, solving this mystery in their town of Bottomless Lake, Arizona.

A hurried note, a cell phone left behind and pictures missing from one of the photo albums are the clues that tell Agatha Wong and Orville Wright something is wrong. And that something is Nana Wong has been kidnapped!

Orville, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is the detail man. He sees and observes not so obvious or logical things that Agatha tends to miss. Agatha is the big picture partner, coming from a large and colourful family, she manages to put the pieces in order. Between the two, they solve any muster that comes their way.

This is #2 in a 4 books series. It is a fun read with funny stuff and stuff that makes your heart skip a few beats.

[Camille Stanford · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute book, with a mystery I was unsure where it would lead, and excellent and unique characters. I especially liked Orville, who is a genius with Asberger's (so he doesn't really understand emotion) and helps his talkative friend Agatha solve local mysteries. It is a different kind of book than what I usually pick up, and I enjoyed it.

[Serena · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok mystery suky ending

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F BUR w&w bk. 2