Title: Josh and the Gumshoe News Crew: The Super Secret
Author: Melissa Perry Moraja
Publication Date:May 5, 2014
Publisher: Melissa Productions
Pages: 154
Recommended Ages: 6+ (read-aloud)
Summary: Up until a few days ago, nothing extraordinary had ever happened in ten year old Josh Wunderkind’s life – except eating a whole pot of pasta by himself. But that all changed after a mammoth-sized bird hit him smack on the face with a glob of neon green bird poop, triggering his superhuman Wunderkind ability and leaving him with the responsibility of caring for a baby bird he named Max. Now Josh was just like his older brother and twin sister Madison-super extraordinary! But what Josh didn’t realize was that being superhuman wasn’t all fun and games.
And things only got more complex in Josh’s life when his two siblings and a couple neighborhood friends persuade him to lead a super crime-solving, neighborhood news team—the Gumshoe News Crew. But not before they agree on the Super Secret and complete Gumshoe Boot Camp.
Find out what the Super Secret is. Will the Gumshoe News Crew complete boot camp? Or will Josh let his team down?
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Review:
Josh Wunderkind thinks that unlike his brother and twin sister, that he is an ordinary ten-year old. That is until a bird poops on his head and a baby raptor adopts him as its mother.
Josh’s superpowers begin to emerge, but they are uncontrolled and untrained. The three siblings along with two friends set out for Josh to learn control.
Through his older brother’s Boot Camp and the establishment of the Gumshoe News Crew, the group experiences several adventures and solves a mystery or two along the way. They learn about their individual strengths and when to rely on others and working together to solve dilemmas.
Ms. Moraja leads the reader on a series of adventures in which the reader will learn about accepting themselves for who they are and turning to others when you need help. Readers will be led on an exciting adventure as Josh and the Gumshoe News Crew learn how to control their powers and solve mysteries. This book is a fun read that will keep the readers hoping that Josh and his crew can solve the cases without too much trouble.
This reviewer believes Josh and the Gumshoe News Crew is definitely worth the read for the read-to-me group through the young readers. (Christina Weigand)
About the Author: Melissa Perry Moraja http://www.melissaproductions.com
Melissa Perry Moraja, Author
Melissa Perry Moraja Award-Winning Author and Founder of Melissa Productions, Inc., is an entrepreneurial mom, a multifaceted business woman, a creative producer, and an author and illustrator of numerous modern-fantasy children’s books and self-help books. And that’s just the beginning! Melissa also has published articles, appeared on television, been interviewed on radio, has spoken in front of hundreds of people, and held workshops at local schools, discussing creative learning, publishing and parenting. Her desire to make a difference in her four young children’s lives inspired her to leave her six-salary career at IBM in 2007 to become a full-time mom, children’s author, speaker, and consultant. Melissa spends her personal time coaching soccer and softball, painting, and coming up with fun art projects for her kids. She also blogs for http://www.workingmother.com/blogs/spirited-mom-0
Working Mother blog http://www.workingmother.com/blogs/spirited-mom-0
has guest blogged for http://www.charlotteobserver.com/moms/
Charlotte Observer http://www.charlotteobserver.com/moms
Mom’s Charlotte http://www.charlotteobserver.com/moms/
and has her own personal blog at http://notyourordinarypsychicmom.blogspot.com/“
Not Your Ordinary Psychic http://notyourordinarypsychicmom.blogspot.com/
Melissa is also committed to building awareness and support for type 1 diabetes. Her twin daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes November 4, 2011. To learn more about Madison’s type 1 diabetes disease please read
http://notyourordinarypsychicmom.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-newly-diagnosed-diabetic-7-year-old.html
http://notyourordinarypsychicmom.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-newly-diagnosed-diabetic-7-year-old.html Madison’s Story.
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Josh and the Gumshoe News Crew Blog Tour Schedule (2014)
May 5
http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/blog-tour-launch-review-and-giveaway-josh-and-the-gumshoe-news-crew Mother Daughter Book Reviews (Launch & Review)
http://www.beachboundbooks.com/ BeachBoundBooks (Review)
http://www.bookwormforkids.blogspot.com Bookworm for Kids (Review)
May 6 http://www.aleisuremoment.com A Leisure Moment (Review)
http://www.notmycircusnotmymonkeys.netNot My Circus, Not My Monkeys (Review)
May 7
http://www.kaylalone.blogspot.com/ Kay LaLone I Love Books (Review)
http://www.brookeblogs.com Brooke Blogs (Review)
May 8
http://alwaysjoart.blogspot.com/ Alwaysjoart (Review)
http://www.weigandchris.com Chris Weigand, Author (Review)
http://www.thehippiebookworm.com/ The Hippie Bookworm (Review)
May 9
http://michelle-willms.tumblr.com Let’s Talk About Books (Review)
http://www.kirstinpulioff.com Sunshine, Bubbles & Books (Review)
May 10 http://www.adalinctolife.blogspot.ca/ Adalinc to Life (Review)
http://contestpatti.com The World of ContestPatti (Review)
May 11
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/116396686801399504580?source=apppromo Oh My Bookness (Review)
http://www.unschoolingmomma.com/ Unschooling Mama (Review)
May 12
http://wsmommareadersnook.blogspot.com/ WS Momma Readers Nook (Review)
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com The Ninja Librarian (Review)
http://kid-lit-reviews.com Kid Lit Reviews (Review)
May 13
http://www.melsshelves.blogspot.com Mel’s Shelves (Review)
http://www.heartofaphilanthropist.com Heart of a Philanthropist (Review)
May 14
http://readingauthors.blogspot.com/ Once Upon a Time (Review)
http://www.dinomama.com/ We Are the DinoFamily (Review)
http://myheartbelongs2books.blogspot.ca/ 4 The Love of Books (Review)
May 15
http://dawns-disaster.com Dawn’s Disaster (Review)
http://www.purplemonstercoupons.com/ Purple Monster Coupons (Review)
May 16
http://nannaof3.blogspot.com/ Nanna of 3 and Counting (Review)
http://jayfaulkner.com/blog/ Musings by Jay Faulkner (Review)
http://www.lisatcresswell.blogspot.ca/ Lisa Cresswell (Author Interview)
May 17
http://jemimapett.com Jemima Pett, Author (Review)
http://storytimebooks.wordpress.com Storytime Books (Review)
May 18
Http://squishablebaby.com The Squishable Baby (Review)
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Thank you so much for participating in my newest Wunderkind Family children’s chapter book blog review! Wishing you a ‘wonderful’ weekend! Melissa
I totally agree that this book is ideal for reading aloud to children. I’m glad you enjoyed the book and thank you so much for taking part in the blog tour.