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Book Reviews
 THE CASE OF THE MALL MYSTERY
The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley #28
by Judy Katschke, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0061066508
96 pages
Ages 9-12
Patty O'Leary is getting ready to perform at a talent show at the mall. Patty is a friend of Mary-Kate and Ashley, so they are there to help cheer her on after practicing. Patty is wearing her mother's shamrock pin, which is made of real diamonds and emeralds. Patty believes that it's a good luck charm, and Patty's mom doesn't know that she borrowed it. Suddenly when Patty is practicing, she realizes that the pin is gone. Now it's up to these two masters of mystery to discover where the pin is... has it been stolen? Or is it just lost?
 TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
So Little Time #3
by Nancy Butcher, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060088052
98 pages
Ages 9-12
Chloe and Riley Carlson are fourteen-year-old twins attending West Mailbu High, and they have a lot to do. First of all, Chloe has a huge crush on Travis Morgan, a junior at West Mailbu High. Their parents are fashion designers, but they've recently separated. Chloe and Riley's dad lives in a house trailer on the beach, very close to where Travis lives. But circumstances keep forcing Chloe to hang up on Travis during phone calls, and to keep her from making dates with him. How can Chloe impress him if she can't even talk to him on the phone? To make matters worse, Riley has put herself in a very bad position in front of her boyfriend Alex. Can both Riley and Alex work out their differences with the guys?
 HOLIDAY IN THE SUN
Starring In
by Eliza Willard, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0061066680
96 pages
Ages 9-12
Alex and Madison Stewart are really looking forward to going on their school trip to Hawaii. Suddenly they are whisked away to the Bahamas instead. This doesn't make for two happy sisters, especially when they know nobody in the Bahamas, and all their friends are going to Hawaii! They are both now dreading a family vacation. They had their hearts set on going to Hawaii, but their feelings change when they meet up with two really cute boys and then encounter a mystery they can't pass up!
 IT'S SNOW PROBLEM
Two of a Kind #15
by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
Harper Entertainment
ISBN: 0061066559
Age Level: 8-12<
The Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley, star in this novel based on their TV show, "Two of a Kind." Mary-Kate has signed up for all the skiing events at her school's Winter Festival. There's only one problem: she's never skied
before! Twin sister Ashley is head of the festival committee and is finding out that it's a real headache. Join the Olsens for some wacky, snowy fun.
 APRIL FOOLS' RULES
Two of a Kind #22
by Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0061066621
Ages 9-12
112 pages
Twelve-year-olds Ashley Burke and Phoebe Cahill are roommates in a dorm at White Oak Academy, an all-girls boarding school. A new girl has arrived, Lily Vanderhoff, daughter of the new head of the board of trustees for the school. Lily wants to make all kinds of changes to her new school. Ashley and her twin, Mary-Kate, decide they should be nice to Lily because it's tough being the new kid at school.
Mrs. Pritchard, the headmistress at White Oak, calls everyone to the auditorium to make an announcement about White Oak's biggest surprise. White Oak has a tradition on April Fools' Day. It's up to the first year students to try and come up with the best ever April Fools' Day prank. The winner will get new furniture for their entire dorm. What kind of prank will the girls come up with, and who will they play their prank on?
 ISLAND GIRLS
Two of a Kind #23
by Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen
HarperCollins
ISBN: 006106663X
112 pages
Ages 9-12
Mary-Kate seems to have upset the fire goddess of Hawaii. That's bad news, because if you upset the fire goddess, you'll have bad luck forever! How can she make the goddess happy? Ashley can't help because she is throwing a big party. What's a girl like Mary-Kate to do?
 THE CASE OF THORN MANSION
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley #10
Econo-Clad Books
ISBN: 061313351X
Scholastic Staff
Ages 4-8
The Thorn Mansion is deserted. Eerie humming noises are all over the place and there is goo all over the floor. Then a fog starts coming from the Thorn Mansion. Can the Trenchcoat Twins solve this mystery?
 YOU'RE INVITED TO MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY'S SLEEPOVER PARTY
You're Invited Series
by Ann Ellis, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Scholastic Trade
ISBN: 0590880071
Ages 4-8
Mary-Kate and Ashley's sleepover party could be the worst ever if they don't get Brighton to stay. Mary-Kate and Ashley try to encourage Brighton to stay overnight with music, games, scary stories and party favors.
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