SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About TLT
  • Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • A to Z Book Lists
    • Book Review Policy
  • Teen Issues
  • Middle Grade Mondays
  • Programs
    • TPiB
    • Tech Talk
  • Professional
    • Teen Services 101
    • Things We Didn’t Learn in Library School
  • MakerSpace
  • Projects
    • #SVYALit
    • #FSYALit
    • #MHYALit
    • #Poverty in YA Lit

February 1, 2016 by Robin Willis

Middle School Monday – Audacity Jones to the Rescue by Kirby Lawson

February 1, 2016 by Robin Willis   Leave a Comment

MSMAt Miss Maisie’s School for Wayward Girls, twelve-year-old Audacity Jones is holding everything together by the force of her personality. Who comforts distraught students? Who makes Professor Teachtest’s* lessons bearable? Who learns how to repair the school roof on her own? Audacity. But when the opportunity for adventure presents itself, she cannot resist.

Audacity is off with Commodore Crutchfield on an adventure of dubious merit. He won’t reveal the purpose of their errand, which takes them to Washington, D.C., and has hired a nefarious seeming chauffeur/assistant with the ominous name of ‘Cypher.’ When Audacity is abandoned at the DC train station, she is taken under the care of Juice, who is determined to see to her wellbeing. Additionally, back at the School Wayward for Girls, Audacity’s fellow students have begun to suspect something is wrong due to the unusual nature of her postcards.

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Audacity is a well written and relatable heroine – especially in her tendency to seek out time in the ‘punishment room’ (library) of the School for Wayward girls. The story is engaging and engrossing, as one might expect from Kirby Lawson. I’d give this novel to fans of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events books. I hope to see more of Audacity’s adventures in the future.50242850

*Professor Teachtest is a particular call-out to those serving in today’s school environment:

The first pupil — and Mis Maisie’s favorite — was enrolled in the School for Wayward Girls, where most of the girls were neither wayward nor schooled except in through the latest fad in education: Professor Teachtest’s Apple Core Method. Even Divinity had to admit that without Audie’s stories to make the dreary lessons and relentless testing palatable, Professor Teachtest’s Method would have turned each Wayward mind to mush. The professor could not be reached to defend himself: He was in the process of purchasing his third villa in Tuscany.

 

Filed under: Middle School Monday

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments

About Robin Willis

After working in middle school libraries for over 20 years, Robin Willis now works in a public library system in Maryland.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

May 2017

(Not so) Middle School Monday: In Which I Attend a State Library Conference

by Robin Willis

May 2017

Middle School Monday: Teens, Body Image and Wonder Woman

by Robin Willis

April 2017

Middle School Monday: Fangirling from Afar

by Robin Willis

March 2017

Middle School Monday: Jumpstart Creative Writing with Storybird Poetry

by Robin Willis

February 2017

Middle School Monday: Mondays that Don’t Sparkle

by Robin Willis

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

Watch The Yarn LIVE with Kate DiCamillo at ALA!

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Anatole by Eve Titus, ill. Paul Gadone

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Suee and the Strange White Light | This Week’s Comics

by Lori Henderson

Heavy Medal

More Mock-Newbery Titles Needed: Share June Suggestions Now

by Steven Engelfried

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Jane Austen, Cowboys, and Comics, a guest post by Rey Terciero

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

Trying Something New: SPEED ROUND w/ Marla Frazee, Doug Salati, Dan Santat, and Amina Luqman-Dawson

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

Revisit 'The People Could Fly' with New Eyes Through This All-Ages Resource List | Refreshing the Canon

Grounded in Their Communities and Hands-on Learning Across Disciplines, Libraries Can Be Critical Partners in Climate Action

6 Books, Movies, and Artwork to Pair with Richard Wright's 'Black Boy' | Refreshing the Canon

School Librarians Should Approach ChatGPT with Caution | Soapbox

Native Narratives: A new chapter for children's publishing | The Year in SLJ Covers

Commenting for all posts is disabled after 30 days.

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Age Level
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Neverending Search
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Summer Programming Survey
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2023


COPYRIGHT © 2023