The Friendship Riddle is about a 6th grade girl who finds herself on a quest - first alone, then with pals. There are clues to solve, and even some spelling. The story accurately depicts the emotional ups and downs of the tween set. An easy read that doesn't get boring or predictable. ( )

I usually have a lot of good luck reading children books. They are fun, exciting reads and the characters are good. However this book barely kept me wide-eyed and awake. This made me sad. I like book themed stories. So I was looking forward to reading this book and finding out all about the riddle in the book. Yet the children in this story did not connect with me and there was just a lot of talking. It seemed to take long periods of time before any mention was put on the riddle. By this time I was so over this book that I put it down and picked up a different one to read. ( )