Middle Grade Review: Dance Team Drama

* Start of a new graphic novel series *

Jenny's freaking out because the money she and her dance team raised for new uniforms has gone missing. Her brother paid for the uniforms and she owes him the money. She's looked everywhere. In order to make the payments; she'll need to find a job.

Luckily for her, she has a superpower. She can understand the language of babies. Jenny gets a job babysitting where she stumbles onto a baby detective agency. Rosie is in charge, and she's ready to close her first case.

When Rosie hears about the missing money, she knows she can close the case. Will Jenny and Rosie figure out who took the money?

My Thoughts: 8th grader Jenny's dance team seems to be the hit of the school. Jenny's nemesis is the head cheerleader. While the two teams don't compete, they are both keeping score of each other's achievements. There's lots of drama from losing the money to thinking the worst of people to the football team moment. I really enjoyed the baby-sitting moments. They were funny and clever. I love how they were both sophisticated and also very simple: ice cream and swings. The cast of characters are great. I loved the art. The ending sets up the next book in the series, which I'm very much looking forward to reading. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: A must have graphic novel for your school and public library collections.