Whenever, whenever there are clouds in the sky...

Two groups of lonely, misfit children, four boys, four girls, each banded together against the other and who constantly try to find ways to damage the other team, are caught up in the mystery of who or what killed Mr.Whistler, the popular town bookseller found dead in the ravine?

Mostly told from the viewpoint of the individual four girls, the feelings of the boys are not overlooked.
The detection story itself is a simple mystery but acts as a perfect foil to see inside the minds and emotions of the young people, all of whom, though very different, come to rely upon each other to make life bearable.
Narrator, Michelle Babb, does an excellent job recounting the story with good intonation and pace as well as voicing the individual characters.

At the conclusion is a short 'Who are you most like?' quiz which this reader found unnecessary but might well appeal to younger girls.
A good 'Secret Seven' type story which helps children to understand differences in others and invite an empathy with others, to look beyond the face value attitudes.
Also, though simple, quite enjoyable for adults.

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This is more for younger kids. This is something that they might actually like especially boys.
The narrator did a great job of voicing the characters.
I would recommend this book to a younger audiance but adults might like it as well, it is just not for me.

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Misfits and murder

I now this book comes in the heading of 8-10 year olds but I secretly enjoyed it. I found it fun and entertaining and I loved the practical jokes they played on each other. The story is told mostly through the eyes of the four girls and works well because they are very different characters and have very different reactions to the situations. The author showed a good understanding of people's character making them believable and even include a quiz at the end of the book to see which character from the story you are most like, which was very different. The mystery played out well and despite there not being a huge suspect list I think it was enough because the book is aimed at the younger generation and even though I enjoyed the mystery I have a feeling the youngsters will enjoy the prank side of the story more. The book also has a nice message that you shouldn't always judge a book by its cover and with the help of friendship you can over come anything, even bullying. Over all a good fun easy mystery that you can easily get lost in for a few hours.
Four misfits girls form there own club and when there club house is threatened by the Thickheads, four boys from the same school, they rise up to the challenge of standing up to them and putting a stop to the bullying. It is while out acting out a plan of revenge that a murder accrues. The police believe it was an accident but the girls suspect otherwise and set out to find the killer. Something is going on around the club house and what ever it is it is causing the wild life to die. Can they find the killer, save the club house and the town? Only if they learn to get along and trust the Thickheads because when the two groups unit anything is possible.
Michelle Babb makes this story come alive and no matter what your age you will find her performance bringing a smile to your face.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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