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Lizzie McGuire Mysteries #1
Get A Clue!
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
128 pages, School & Library Binding
First published April 1, 2004
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July 4, 2019
How exactly did all of this happen? Well, let me explain. Back about a month ago at this time of this review when I was sick, I found a blog where someone reviewed all of the Lizzie McGuire episodes, plus the movie. These have been fun to read, especially since Lizzie McGuire was my favorite Disney series growing up aside from Hannah Montana and Good Luck Charlie (there were many other good series from the last decade, but the newer ones lack something for me aside from Andi Mack, which looks really promising and is created by the same woman who brought Lizzie into the world). So I decided to revisit some of this series and see how it made such a big impact for me when I was young.
Yes, that included this series. I'm way too old for this, I know, but I've been really curious to read this series since I found it in one of the series novelizations in late elementary school (yeah, Disney used to do that a lot. Even at seven, an age where I had no common sense, I thought that it made no sense aside from promotion). Plus, this came out after the TV show had wrapped airing new episodes, the cast went their separate ways, and Hilary Duff's solo career took off.
Of course, I'm mainly here for nostalgia purposes and the fact that my interlibrary loan came through for this, so it was the perfect time to reunite with old pals in book form!
At the end of the day, this definitely wasn't perfect, but it was still pretty decent. The mystery was fast-paced and kept me on my toes, the writing is simple enough for younger readers to understand it and be able to follow what's going on, and there was also the big bounds of a time when Disney Channel was the ish and not anime for me. Ah, the days.
I liked how this could fit in somewhere on the series' timeline, along with some references to it and some characters created exclusively for this book. Carole seemed like an interesting character, and I wish we got more depth aside from her mom being a mystery writer and her feeling pressure by it.
The negatives things come from the fact that the culprit was way too obvious for me to figure out, and I was slightly perplexed as to why Lizzie missed several hints that probably could have saved her a bit of time. Gordo was written horribly and acted way too snarky compared to his actions in the show, whereas the other characters were written fine. Finally, there were WAY too many references to Nancy Drew as the book went on. I understand that it was mentioned in the Clue-less episode (which I haven't seen), but I don't need to hear "What would Nancy do?" about a million times. All it does is become annoying.
But despite this (and the fact that I'm out of this series' age range), I'm going to continue this series because I am trash for this franchise and want to get a chance to read a series I've been curious about for a long time. Plus, it's better to read it to find out what I'll think of it rather than stare at it from afar for the rest of my life.
Yes, that included this series. I'm way too old for this, I know, but I've been really curious to read this series since I found it in one of the series novelizations in late elementary school (yeah, Disney used to do that a lot. Even at seven, an age where I had no common sense, I thought that it made no sense aside from promotion). Plus, this came out after the TV show had wrapped airing new episodes, the cast went their separate ways, and Hilary Duff's solo career took off.
Of course, I'm mainly here for nostalgia purposes and the fact that my interlibrary loan came through for this, so it was the perfect time to reunite with old pals in book form!
At the end of the day, this definitely wasn't perfect, but it was still pretty decent. The mystery was fast-paced and kept me on my toes, the writing is simple enough for younger readers to understand it and be able to follow what's going on, and there was also the big bounds of a time when Disney Channel was the ish and not anime for me. Ah, the days.
I liked how this could fit in somewhere on the series' timeline, along with some references to it and some characters created exclusively for this book. Carole seemed like an interesting character, and I wish we got more depth aside from her mom being a mystery writer and her feeling pressure by it.
The negatives things come from the fact that the culprit was way too obvious for me to figure out, and I was slightly perplexed as to why Lizzie missed several hints that probably could have saved her a bit of time. Gordo was written horribly and acted way too snarky compared to his actions in the show, whereas the other characters were written fine. Finally, there were WAY too many references to Nancy Drew as the book went on. I understand that it was mentioned in the Clue-less episode (which I haven't seen), but I don't need to hear "What would Nancy do?" about a million times. All it does is become annoying.
But despite this (and the fact that I'm out of this series' age range), I'm going to continue this series because I am trash for this franchise and want to get a chance to read a series I've been curious about for a long time. Plus, it's better to read it to find out what I'll think of it rather than stare at it from afar for the rest of my life.
April 2, 2025
This series is always so much fun and so nostalgic. It always contains a solid, if extremely low stakes (which I think is part of it's charm) mystery and this entry is no different, hitting all those points. The only problem I had was that our culprits identity was extremely obvious as there was only ever really one actual suspect, so we really could have done with some red herring characters sprinkled in.
January 29, 2016
This is one of the Lizzie McGuire mystery books and is not based on a set TV episode. In this book someone has been leaving sticky notes all over, trying to tie things in to Lizzie, making it look like she is threatening people, knows people's secrets, etc. It's causing Lizzie a lot of trouble, so she tries to find out who is really putting the notes all over the place.
Finding out, though, isn't going to be easy as there are a variety of suspicious characters, including her nemesis Kate, but even including a school counselor. There's even a new girl in the class, the daughter of a mystery writer, who's a possible suspect. At the same time, Lizzie is supposed to be writing a mystery for class, but she's too busy trying to solve one to spend time writing one.
This is actually a quite cute story, both as a mystery and as a Lizzie McGuire story. Definitely worth reading.
Finding out, though, isn't going to be easy as there are a variety of suspicious characters, including her nemesis Kate, but even including a school counselor. There's even a new girl in the class, the daughter of a mystery writer, who's a possible suspect. At the same time, Lizzie is supposed to be writing a mystery for class, but she's too busy trying to solve one to spend time writing one.
This is actually a quite cute story, both as a mystery and as a Lizzie McGuire story. Definitely worth reading.
August 9, 2010
This book was pretty well written. I really like mystery books and Lizzie McGuire was like my favorite show ever!! The boks are so interesting and this one too. I surprisingly couldn't figure out who the culprit was this time! The author made it a little tricky to find out yourself. Really great and easy read!
February 7, 2016
I like this book because it could really happen. Someone could really be framed in their own school.
September 1, 2022
I liked this more than I thought I would given that Lizzie McGuire isn't really a mystery show, but kind of hated the characters. It's one of those scenarios where the explanation makes sense, but it's still frustrating to read.
March 29, 2022
Super cute.
August 2, 2024
silly and cute. this series is original tie-in stories, rather than novelizations of episodes, but the voices and vibes are spot on.
December 13, 2024
hehhee i was actually invested. just thing they are kinda unnecessary long lmao maybe cause im too old for them
January 5, 2025
A twist on the Lizzie McGuire books as I feel the mystery ones are new stories. A fun mystery nothing too dark or taxing and to anyone above being a tween will probably find it predictable but I enjoyed it .
March 6, 2012
I really liked this book, it was amazing! The best part was that it is kind of a mystery book and the main character Lizzie McGuire gets through a lot of steps and finds many clues trying to solve this case! It was really suspense! I encourage all of my classmates to read it because I think that it is really nice and people would learn a lot if they read the book!
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December 14, 2010
I didn't really like it.
August 11, 2012
It's good enough, but it could have been better if it was in the first person. It's tiring saying Lizzie all the time. And how in the world did she have the same penmanship as Lizze? #weird
June 27, 2014
Interesting introduction for the rest of the series.
April 21, 2015
I remember reading this book a long time ago and enjoying it. Of course, that was a long time ago, so I don't remember much more than that.
October 10, 2015
i was 10 and in love
February 7, 2016
Never read
June 9, 2015
Fun for fans of the classic Disney sitcom.
January 21, 2018
I can’t believe I’m reading this book after so long. I am revisiting my childhood with this book. I have to say it is cute and wonderful!!!
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