Status Updates From The Secret Spiral

My 6th grader insists that it's "soooo good" & I should read it. So far: meh.

I began this book months ago, then I lost the book. I really wanted to finish and was very happy when it finally showed up after months. Sadly the book just goes nowhere. The characters started out quirky, but just became boring. The twins who speak in rhyme become too distracting and the story loses its charm. I was very disappointed in this one.

This is cute! I got an ARC of this a while ago and haven't read it yet -- it's looking good so far!

Wonderful magical adventure for pre teens.Ms. Neimark creates a lewis Caroll type world where a young girl from Brooklyn finds her self in an adventure through Time and Space. The Secret Spiral teaches about the mystery of nature while entertaining. Through Imaginative characters. lots of pies, and even a trip to Paris in a hat, The Secret Spiral is both imaginative , fun and memorable.

“When the going gets tough, the tough drink tea!” Hear, hear!

Flor had never seen a shell this big, though. It took up the entire table. She peered into the gleaming interior. She could almost hear the wind and sea. And suddenly she saw something. An image on the interior of the shell, like someone where had a tiny movie camera. Ohh, now I'm interested! Hopefully the book will stay like this.

“You see, Flor, I am in charge of the Spiral,” Dr. Pi said very solemnly. “Oh?” she said, staring at the gleaming shell. “The logarithmic Spiral.” I can't believe I did guess this as soon as I read Dr. Pi's name. I was really hoping for magic based on the cover... not, you know, math. Can you say 'trickery'?

He filled his shop with pies once a week. They were a strange and marvelous shape. They were not flat. They were not square. They were almost not here or there. Ok, Dr. Seuss. I bet they couldn't be eaten with on a box with a fox or in a house with a mouse either. I think younger kids will love the word play in this book but it's grating on me already and it's only page 3.