When Zoe Sophia's favorite person in the world, her great aunt Dorothy Pomander, comes to New York, she and Zoe Sophia quickly become embroiled in a mystery as they do research for Dorothy Pomander's new book. Their hunt takes them to many of the sights of New York, including the Empire State Bui...
This book is charming and special and it made me laugh. I love Zoe Sophia (what a wonderful new character!) and her great aunt Dorothy, and all the other characters too, including the dogs and cats. The relationship of girl and great aunt is very sweet.In diary and scrapbook form, Zoe Sophia (who...
We pass through halls of jewelry and slabs of stone engraved with Egyptian symbols called hieroglyphics. At last we find it: the Pink Phoenix! It is in a case by itself. Its rose color glows against black velvet. A gold plaque reads as follows: THE NAME OF THIS SCARAB COMES FROM ITS UNIQUE COLOR ...
Mickey and I love Manhattan, but traveling to faraway places is exciting, too. Tonight is super special because we are flying to Venice, Italy—Venezia—for the first time to visit my great aunt Dorothy Pomander, who is a writer. (That is what I want to be when I grow up.) D. P. is my very favorite...