The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 1)
by Sophie Cleverly
The first book in the Scarlet and Ivy series. It’s about twins (Scarlet and Ivy) who go to a school called Rookwood and solve mysteries. The plots are always really good, it’s well written and if you read one book you’ll always want to read the next.
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Part of Harry Potter’s appeal is that it’s a boarding school novel. This is a tremendously popular genre of books in which these traditionally rather grim British institutions are transformed into places of fun and adventure. It’s an exciting reading experience: kids living without their parents, questioning authority, and embarking on adventures with friends they’re thrown together with for 12 weeks at a time.
There are a lot of boarding school novels for kids out there, but in our house, the most popular series is Scarlet and Ivy by Sophie Cleverly. The two main characters solve mysteries and uncover secrets from the past. The series has no magic in it but, like Harry Potter, was completely engrossing to my two daughters.
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