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Premeditated Myrtle
Premeditated Myrtle | Elizabeth C. Bunce
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Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her fathers law books and her mums microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest developments in crime scene analysis, and Observes her neighbors in the quiet village of Swinburne, England. When her next-door neighbor, a wealthy spinster and eccentric breeder of rare flowers, dies under Mysterious Circumstances, Myrtle seizes her chance. With her unflappable governess, Miss Ada Judson, by her side, Myrtle takes it upon herself to prove Miss Wodehouse was murdered and find the killer, even if nobody else believes her not even her father, the town prosecutor. With sparkling wit and a tight, twisty plot, Premeditated Myrtle, the first in a series from an award-winning author, introduces a brilliant young investigator ready to take on hard cases and maddening Victorian rules for Young Ladies of Quality in order to earn her place among the most daring and acclaimed amateur detectives of her time or any other.
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Deblovestoread
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I enjoyed the tagged book quite a bit. Myrtle is smart and spunky. Not sure if I‘ll ever try the P&P retell again. It didn‘t grab my attention but it could have been my mood rather than the book 🤷🏻‍♀️ And I‘m still enjoying Gates series.

@CBee

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mrp27
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Saved my #hyggehourrradathon for todays family beach day. All my summertime favorites, the ocean, reading in the sun, pizza, an ice cold beer and spending time with family. A proud picture of my nieces beach bag. I trained her right, she brought a couple of books.

TheBookHippie 💙🌊 4mo
kspenmoll #hyggereadathon at the beach! Wonderful! 4mo
MemoirsForMe Sounds like the perfect day! 🏖️📚 4mo
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Nebklvr
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Myrtle is a fantastic character. If you like precocious youth and witty banter with a bit of mystery, you will love this one.

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merelybookish
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I enjoyed the first installment of this middle grade mystery series about a young girl detective in 1890s England.
Myrtle differs from Flavia de Luce in some significant ways (although they are both motherless), nevertheless, if you enjoy the Flavia, I think you'd enjoy Myrtle as well.

jlhammar This sounds fun. Love Flavia! 2y
batsy Fun! Big Flavia fan here, too. 2y
merelybookish I think you'd both enjoy Myrtle! @jlhammar @batsy 2y
New Kid on the Book This looks cool! 2y
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Johanna414
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My 4th #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime audiobook got me through this whole sock! Myrtle was a blast and I'm so glad I picked this one up! I've got a few middle school girls who have been on a mystery kick lately, so I'm going to encourage them to give series a try. I know I will be continuing with the sequels soon!
#audioknitting

rabbitprincess The sock looks great! Love the colour combo. 3y
Johanna414 @rabbitprincess Thanks! This pair has gone a lot more smoothly than my first and I think I'm hooked on sock knitting! 😂 3y
megnews I love the colors of this sock too. 3y
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Johanna414
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I'm home with a gross head cold today, so I'm in bed with some #audioknitting

Listening to another #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime title! This one is super fun so far

RealLifeReading Hope you feel better! 3y
Jas16 Hope you get well soon 💐 3y
megnews I like that cover! 3y
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inthegreensandblues
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This is for my cousin (11) and I want to read it 🤓🔎

Johanna414 I have this in my library at work and its definitely on my list to read! 3y
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Jen2
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So darling!!!

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youngreadrshelf
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This was fun. Think Nancy Drew in Victorian times.

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youngreadrshelf
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Precocious preteen decides to investigate neighbor‘s death which she believes was murder. Let‘s find out if she‘s right!

EvieBee I loved the cover on these and bought the first two books in the series. I‘ll be looking forward to your review! 🤓♥️ 3y
youngreadrshelf @EvieBee I didn‘t realize the second was out also. Thanks. Still a fun read so far. 3y
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BookishMarginalia
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NeedsMoreBooks I recently read an ARC and enjoyed it. Looking forward to your review. 3y
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Amie
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I loved this middle grade historical mystery. Great for fans of Enola Holmes or Wells & Wong/Murder Most Unladylike series.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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80% of me tidying up my apartment is stacking books into neat piles and quietly panicking...

AmyG Hahahaha! Sounds right. 4y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I have such an obsession with middle grade books having kid sleuths so super excited to read this. I have to get to the Enola Holmes books soon.

DGRachel I heard really good things about this one. My library doesn‘t have it on audio, so I think I‘ll be using my next Libro.fm credit on it. 😍 4y
EKonrad Loved this series! 👍🏼 4y
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EKonrad
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I reviewed the first two books in this wonderful series here:

https://erinkonrad.com/2020/10/04/myrtle-hardcastle-book-reviews/

Check them out if you're interested in a great middle-grade series with a spunky, smart heroine! #arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Schlinkles
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This one was pitched pretty hard at Winter Institute and sounds fun. Need to read some fluff right now.

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