Title: London Eye Mystery 2.0
Author: Siobhan Dowd
Audience Age: 9-13
Ted and his older sister Kat, along with their cousin Salim wait in line for tickets to “fly” the London Eye, a major tourist attraction on the Thames that resembles an overgrown Ferris wheel. Salim accepts a free ticket from a stranger and goes it alone in a sealed glass and steel compartment which holds 20 people. Salim gets on the Eye, but when his compartment comes back to earth he has disappeared into thin air. The police are called in but they have no leads. Meanwhile, Ted uses his unique way of thinking to come up with a set of theories that his teenage sister is reluctant to hear. Ted has Asberger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, and knows that his brain “works on a different operating system.” He thinks in weather metaphors and recites shipping weather forecasts when he is stressed and refers to his Aunt Gloria, Salim’s mother, as Hurricane Gloria. His quirky family along with the tale of finding Salim and Ted’s discovery that what he has to say is important make this a great read. A great book for either gender.
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