Closed for the Season: a Mystery Story.
by Hahn, Mary Downing.
(2009). Boston: Clarion Books.
ISBN 978-0547084510
Reading Level: Grades 5-8
Summary: A new kid, Logan Forbes, moves to Bealesville with his mother and father where his dad is to begin teaching art at the local high school. Logan, on his first day, encounters his unusual new neighbor, Arthur Jenkins and his friendly dog, Bear. Arthur tells Logan about the suspected murder of an old woman named Myrtle Donaldson that occurred in Logan’s new house. The boys encounter quite a few people who are also interested in the mysterious murder of Mrs. Donaldson, a bookkeeper accused of embezzling at the now closed amusement park, Magic Forest. So begins a new apprehensive friendship for Logan and new mystery to be solved for both boys as they start to unravel what really happened to Mrs. Donaldson.
Review: Closed for the Season is a fun mystery adventure book for everyone. Mary Downing Hahn fills the book with interesting characters and events and does a great job of infusing real life with mystery. Arthur Jenkins is sure to become a favorite character for all. Arthur is a smart and funny boy who is not well liked and the object of ridicule for most other kids. Logan, try as he might, can’t avoid liking him and likely neither can readers. Logan and his mother learn that “the right society people” are not all they seem and no one can judge a book by its cover. This book was chosen due to its Edgar Award for Juvenile Fiction and because of favorable reviews by School Library Journal and Kirkus.
Selected Award: Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Novel (2010)
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