Continue reading →ĭaisy Tannenbaum, twelve now, gets expelled from school for punching a bully and sent to live in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, who teaches math at The Embassy School. It did take me a little bit to get into the book, but once I did I looked forward to reading more each night. I wasn’t sure what to expect when starting TwoSpells by Mark Morrison, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Will they be the saviors the prophets spoke of, or will they retreat to the perceived safety of their distant homeland? They will either assimilate or be exterminated. The two must rescue their world from a phantom hybrid alien race controlled by a demented dark-wizard, Jeremy Sermack. But fate intervenes and triggers a disastrous inter-dimensional war that disrupts the fabric of time and space spanning multiple universes, tearing destiny a new and savage The children are emboldened with a wondrous mystical gift that no other being has ever possessed. The library endows readers with the supernatural means of crossing into the uncharted inner-sanctum of the second dimension, inhabited with peculiar and sometimes perilous creatures. Sarah and her twin brother Jon are heirs to an ancient magical realm and its most valuable treasure, an enchanted library. It just so happens as luck would have it, that I have a Mona Lisa replica myself, painted by my grandmother-in-law. I received a free copy of this book from the author. If you haven’t read the books yet, this can be read as a stand-alone, but I do recommend reading the full series but a better comprehension of the book. I appreciate how self sufficient Daisy is, traveling Paris by herself, taking the metro, and even getting dinner on her own. Reading Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa reminded me of my youth and reading a Nancy Drew book! I enjoyed accompanying Daisy in her newest adventure with friends by her side.

She spends some time with Felix helping him clean out a collection of items he has, and one of those items happens to be a replica of the Mona Lisa…or is it? Lol, I don’t want to give too much away, since this is a mystery and all. Twelve year old Daisy is in Paris, living with her Aunt Mill. Can Daisy solve the puzzle of the Missing Mona Lisa?

Daisy and the Pirates by J.T. Allen