A Copycat Conundrum (The Misfits #2) by Dan Santat, Lisa Yee
Published by Random House on January 7, 2025
ISBN: 0593564227
Genres: Adventure, Humor, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship, Mystery
Format: Middle Grade Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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This second book in the Misfits series by Lisa Yee will please young readers who enjoyed the first. Olive and her friends are back at the Reforming Arts School on Foggy Island when a string of strange happenings kick off: their friend Zeke starts getting threatening letters, odd earthquakes are shaking up San Francisco, a treasure trove is discovered deep beneath the school and goldrush-era legends are cropping up in unexpected places. Stranger yet, all these things seem to be connected.

Dan Santat’s black and white drawings enliven Yee’s text. Chapters are short and will keep readers engaged. A great choice for middle grade readers who enjoy zany characters, imaginative tech, madcap adventure and a good mystery thrown into the mix. An easy purchase for libraries that already own the first book, A Royal Conundrum. 4 stars.

Reviewed by Jenny Martinez Nocito, Maine State Library, Augusta