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Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of the Sparkling Solo Dress Crown

 
 
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Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of the Sparkling Solo Dress Crown

REVIEWS: Celtic Cafe Buzz: "Irish dancers and fans of the dance will love Brenna Briggs' Liffey Rivers and the Mystery of the Sparkling Solo Dress Crown! Non-dancers...will appreciate not only the glimpse into the world of feiseanna through the eyes of the thirteen year old heroine, but the glossary at the end of this thoroughly enjoyable little mystery novel. Although written to appeal mostly to 9-to 13-year-old girls, adults reading the book can enjoy the obvious satirical elements throughout the story." Sligo Arts: "...pacy,well-written book." PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Liffey Rivers' world changed forever when she turned thirteen, solved her first mystery, became a girl detective and discovered that eating spaghetti and meatballs the night before an Irish dance competition is as important as stretching before you do your first leapover.... When Liffey goes to the Celtic Arch Feis in St. Louis, she observes that something is wrong with a dazzling diamond tiara perched on top of a beautiful porcelain Irish dancer doll's curls which is being carried through the hotel lobby in a shopping bag. Liffey investigates and finds herself not only trying to win a 1st place medal to qualify for her very first solo dress, but also dodging dangerous criminals as she takes decisive action to thwart their plans. After a series of nail biting cat and mouse chases, Liffey Rivers unravels the mystery of the sparkling solo dress crown.

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Product Details:
Author: Brenna Briggs
Paperback: 146 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: November 03, 2005
Language: English
ISBN: 1419607057
Product Width: 131.25 centimeters
Product Height: 200.0 centimeters
Product Weight: 0.35 pounds
Package Length: 7.8 inches
Package Width: 5.2 inches
Package Height: 0.6 inches
Package Weight: 0.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 9 reviews
 
 

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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

5A Good Crossover Book  Nov 29, 2005
By N. Bandler "feverish reader"
This story should appeal to both elementary and middle school girls with it's thirteen-year-old heroine and combination of mystery and Irish dance. I was nine when I first read a Nancy Drew mystery and enjoyed them for many years. Liffey may be following in Nancy's footsteps with her lawyer father, keen observation and fey sense of approaching danger.
Things Irish are popular now, especially the dance and Ms. Briggs has obviously had some experience in that competitive world.
There is a glossary of Irish dance terms plus historical and geographical tidbits fused into the story line for a little painless education. Even as an adult, I enjoyed and learned from this book and will be giving several as gifts this holiday season.

9 of 10 found the following review helpful:

5Great Mystery  Feb 26, 2006
By Irish Dancing Queen
As an Irish dancer and long time competitor, it seems that there is finally a story that captures both the nervous energy of a feis and also provides a really good, sometimes on the edge scary mystery. Irish dancers will love this book and non-dancers will want to become Irish dancers after they read this book. But even without the dancing, it is a good story. I really hope there will be more Liffey Rivers books.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

5Not for the Young Folks Only...  Apr 12, 2007
By Maureen F. Smith
As the mother of a former Irish dancer (12 years of practices and competitions), as well as one who enjoyed Nancy Drew, Trixie Beldon and all of the those other wonderful mysteries, I found myself completely enthralled with this book. It was "memory lane" for me at times with the description of the feasana, needing to just win a first in a particular step, the overwhelming conviction that if Liffy only had a solo costume, she would take first in her competitions, etc. AND it was a really good mystery! I really loved it.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

5A Dancer Mystery for All Ages  May 28, 2006
By Margaret E. "Feis Bookworm"
This book is great. It should be rated for all ages, not 9-13-year-olds. I read it before my daughters got hold of it. I picked it up from a feis vendor and finished it the same night in the hotel room! I especially liked the internal dialogue Liffey Rivers had going on in her head throughout the whole book. Sometimes I could not stop laughing. One of my daughters finished it on the way home in the car (a 12-hour drive!). That was the quietest car trip we ever took! I owe it all to Liffey Rivers and her solo dress quest.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

4fun book for Irish dancers  Oct 10, 2010
By kt rose
My 10 year old Irish dancer enjoyed this mystery. Mystery isn't usually her thing so the tie to her hobby helped get her into a new genre.

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