The Eleventh Hour

By: Graeme Base

Published by: Henry N. Adams

Ages: 4-8

Pages: 32

This a fun mystery book about an elephant named Horace who turns eleven, and wants to throw a big party! So he invites all of his animal friends, and has a big feast for them prepared. But first they play a bunch of party games. When they go to eat the feast at 11, someone has eaten the whole thing. The reader has to solve the mystery through the MANY clues hidden in the book. When the mystery is solved, the reader finds out that it is the mouse who ate all of it, along with his friends that came in right before the eleveth hour.



Who would I recommend this to? Anyone who is bored, or wants a mystery to solve.



Possible Conflicts/problems? The reader might feel silly after not being able to solve the mystery.



My reaction: Everyone boasts about this book, but I didn't care for it much. I have no patience to sit down and figure out the mystery. I give this book 3 stars ***