NZ Writer and Illustrator
Elena de Roo, illustrated by Tracy Duncan Ophelia Wild, Deadly Detective
Walker Books 2014
$16.99pb 96pp
ISBN 978 1 9220 7763 9
Themes: Chicken Pox/ Rhyming verse/ Sequels/ Zombies
In Ophelia Wild Secret Spy we met Ophelia and her sidekick, Albert,
two unusual young people who set up a secret service agency and who managed to
solve some perplexing mysteries. This has been a popular title with its easy to
read text, its out-of-the-main-stream characters and generous illustrations
that flow over each double page spread. Sometimes sequels can be a
disappointing read but with the introduction of zombies (plus some other
monsters) this absolutely held my attention and that of Ben (aged seven and not
the world’s most enthusiastic reader) all Sunday afternoon. I have promised to
share the first book with him next Monday after school – not Sunday because that
is the day of the Storylines Free Family Day at the Michael Fowler Centre. Last
year we sadly had to cancel because of the big Wellington earthquakes.
Year 2 up/ Age 6 up
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