Alison Dare really makes some terrible decisions. The plots are mildly intriguing, but it's hard to enjoy them when the main character is making such poor decisions and generally acting like a spoiled, entitled child. ( )

This book is actually three stories packed into one cover, and is perfect for reluctant readers who shy away from books that are too big. I show them there's a logical stopping point for their reading if they don't like the book, but once they've started reading they're not going to stop. The main character, Alison Dare is 12 years old, has parents who are separated, and an uncle who is a superspy. One of her parents is a librarian, (which made me love the book automatically) and the other is an archaeologist. The book is fun, fast, and action packed. I'm going to be putting multiple copies on my shelves. ( )

Kearsten says: Alison Dare is the daughter of a librarian (and secret superhero - shhh!) and archaeologist, and she has the curiosity and sense of adventure to prove it! Three stories are included, dealing with a genie, Alison's dad's superhero alter-ego's origin, and an attempted kidnapping.

This is a fun, exciting story for 2nd-4th graders - specifically girls, but in the event a boy picks it up, he should be entertained! The art is black and white and includes lots of action to help keep the excitement up.

Recommended!

*Side note: I used this book in a summer book discussion group, for girls going into 3rd-5th grades. We had a lot of fun discussing Alison's adventures, the excitement and what they thought of reading a comic book (it was a new experience for many of them). For an activity, we did a mummy race (teams compete to be the first to wrap one member completely in toilet paper), and for our craft, we carved hieroglyphs into *mostly* hardened craft cement rectangles, then strung them on necklaces. ( )

Alison Dare is the daughter of a librarian (and secret superhero - shhh!) and archaeologist, and she has the curiosity and sense of adventure to prove it! Three stories are included, dealing with a genie, Alison's dad's superhero alter-ego's origin, and an attempted kidnapping.

This is a fun, exciting story for 2nd-4th graders - specifically girls, but in the event a boy picks it up, he should be entertained! The art is black and white and includes lots of action to help keep the excitement up.

Recommended!

*Side note: I used this book in a summer book discussion group, for girls going into 3rd-5th grades. We had a lot of fun discussing Alison's adventures, the excitement and what they thought of reading a comic book (it was a new experience for many of them). For an activity, we did a mummy race (teams compete to be the first to wrap one member completely in toilet paper), and for our craft, we carved hieroglyphs into *mostly* hardened craft cement rectangles, then strung them on necklaces. ( )

Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures is comprised of three separate, action packed stories: Alison Dare & the Arabian Nights, Alison Dare & the Secret of the Blue Scarab, and Alison Dare & the Mummy Child. Miss Dare is the 12-year-old daughter of (separated) archeologists and she doesn't want for adventures. I really enjoyed that Alison being a girl was simply a fact of the story with no further comment. It's nice to see a female protagonist taking full part in traditional comic book adventures. ( )