Playing with Fire

Anne has a crush on Eric, the best and cutest football player. She turns to her friends in the Fortune Tellers Club to help her find out if Eric likes her, too. Just when they think they've figured things out, there are mysterious fires at school. This is the second in the series of stories involving the "psychic sleuthing" team. Like it's predecessors, this is an easy read and a great page turner. What kid doesn't have a sense of wonder and fear about graveyards? It's a swift-moving mystery with established heroines. It's fun enough to get a non-reader reading.

The Fortune Tellers Club is a delightful series by professional storyteller Dotti Enderle. This series, geared towards ages 9-12, features three best friends--Juniper Lynch, Anne Donovan, and Gena Richmond--who use divination to solve mysteries, explain relationships, and understand life experiences. Playing With Fire is book 2 of the Fortune Tellers Club series, and is told from the perspective of Anne, a cheerleader at Avery Middle School. Anne has a crush on Eric, the gorgeous star of Avery's football team. She asks her fellow members to do a Tarot reading to see if Eric likes her...and if she has any chance with him. Using a 4 card spread, the reading is amazingly accurate--but it's not until later they realize just how much. A series of mysterious fires have the fire department stumped--and The Fortune Tellers Club happens to witness one of the fires first hand. Using divination techniques such as reading the ashes, the girls are determined to get to the bottom of these fires--and find out if Eric has something to do with them! The characters are fleshed out *much* better than the first book of the series (The Lost Girl). I almost gave up on the series after Book 1, but I'm glad I didn't! The action is fast-paced, and the element of mystery provides excitement and intrigue.

A fan of Dotti Enderle's Fortune Tellers Club series could get comfy with Gena, Anne and Juniper. The three are best friends, concerned about boys, school and each other, and in this second book of her series, the author has another winner.Anne finds herself obsessed with Eric, a hot new boy at Avery Middle School. Best buds Gena and Juniper try to help her get his attention, with mixed results. An underlying theme to this easy read is fire, or anything associated with heat or flames -- think fever, fever blisters, birthday candles. Will Anne get the guy? Will the destruction at the school be explained? Read Playing With Fire to find out, and be prepared for a clever small surprise at the end.

School's back in session and there's a hot new boy at school --in more ways than one.Anne has a crush on Eric. Does he like her back? He seeks her out at lunch and for homework help. The Fortune Tellers Club use all their skills to try to find out.Then there's a series of fires. Is Eric behind them? Is he pyrokenetic? Another mystery for the Fortune Tellers to solve.An excellent read with a surprise ending. I look forward to more in this series.