{"id":346485,"date":"2025-12-16T05:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/uncategorized\/seven-distracted-detective-by-rachel-pattinson-get-kids-into-books\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:52:11","slug":"seven-distracted-detective-by-rachel-pattinson-get-kids-into-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=346485","title":{"rendered":"Seven, Distracted Detective by Rachel Pattinson \u2013 Get Kids into Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/9781068421907\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9781068421907\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=188\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=640\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17299\" style=\"width:262px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=94 94w, https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=188 188w, https:\/\/getkidsintobooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781068421907.png?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Published by Aralyn Press, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>I thoroughly enjoyed reading <em>Seven, Distracted Detective<\/em>. It\u2019s a really engaging story with a sparky central protagonist and some weighty themes. I always enjoy a good mystery story and this book kept me on my toes with plenty of false leads and a pacy plot.<\/p>\n<p>Mr O, the caretaker at Riverside Academy, has gone missing and Seven was the last person to see him (as she gazed distractedly out of the classroom window during a maths lesson). He was on the school field and he didn\u2019t look well\u2026 Seven becomes convinced that there\u2019s foul play involved and so she and her friends decide to investigate. <\/p>\n<p>I really like how there\u2019s a core friendship group at the heart of the story \u2013 it\u2019s so important to model supportive female friendships to this age group of readers. The girls take risks, unearth clues and question suspects. Will they be able to get justice for Mr O in time?<\/p>\n<p>Running alongside the mystery of Mr O\u2019s disappearance is a sub-plot about Seven\u2019s difficult home life. Her mom is an alcoholic who hasn\u2019t acknowledged her addiction. We see the impact that her drinking has on the family, and on Seven in particular. The topic is explored sensitively but honestly and, at the back of the book, there are details of organisations that offer information and support to anyone affected by a similar situation. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the darker themes, the book contains plenty of humour \u2013 particularly in the interactions between the four friends \u2013 and in the voice of the first person narrative. This is a gripping and empathy-rich book and one which I can heartily recommend to upper key stage 2 readers.<\/p>\n<p>Rating: \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n<p>Suitable for children aged 10+<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the author, Rachel Pattinson, for sending me a copy of this book to review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Aralyn Press, 2025. 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