Regarding the Bathrooms: A Privy to the Past

Nobody does sequels quite like Kate Klise! While the target age for these books is actually 9-12, it's one of those instances where I think slapping an age range is fully idiotic. I read the first Klise book at the age of 11, and the sequels have been so great that I just never thought to stop. These books are amazing examples of stories that can be treasured at any age. They're written as epistolary novels, entirely in letters, notes, and newspaper articles. The older reader will see foreshadowing throughout the entire novel, but will still never be able to guess the surprise ending until they've read it. And once they've read it, they'll want to read it again, and again, and again. They never get old and were made for rereads. Now, ordinarily, with the reintroduction of Sally Mander and Dee Eel (and don't you just love those names? They're all like that, too!) I would say sloppy writing, too lazy to come up with new characters, but it worked, it really worked. I'd been wondering what had happened to our favourite criminal duo and was glad to see the jail wasn't strong enough to keep their nefarious plots from continuing. I continued to love seeing the kids (and, one could argue, the adults) growing up and learning new things, leading up to a satisfying conclusion in both this book, and, in its sequel, the series as a whole. Rating: 5/5

This is the fourth book in a series. (Regarding the Fountain, Regarding the sink, regarding the trees) The children of Geyser Creek Middle school are all working on different summer jobs. Their principal is stressed about the conference coming up and the basement bathrooms need to be cleaned up. The kids turn to Florence Waters who is vacationing in Bath for advice, and solve the crime occuring in their own town. This was great book, the book can be difficult to get into because it is written in all letters, newspaper clippings and memos, but the story has an awesome plot. The book takes the form of the previous books

Ages 9-12 will appreciate REGARDING THE BATHROOMS, a fun story of a middle school in the process of renovating disgusting basement bathrooms. Summer school students are equally preoccupied - with chasing down escaped convicts. Letters, black and white drawings throughout and an action-packed format lends adventure to a fun tale.