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Three Reasons You Should Read This Middle Grade Mystery:
- Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons by Ashli St. Armant is a really fun and adventurous middle-grade mystery.
- Viva’s search for the silver buttons has her traveling all over New Orleans and the surrounding area, and if even half of the locations are real, then I need to take a trip.
- Fun surprises scattered along the journey really made this story a lot of fun.
About Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons by Ashli St. Armant
Title: Viva Durant and the Secret of the Siver Buttons
Author: Ashli St. Armant
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery
Viva Durant, New Orleans’ youngest detective, is on a quest to solve a jazzy mystery involving hidden treasure, while exploring the city’s unique culture, history, and music. This family-friendly audio original features original jazz music from the creator, Ashli St. Armant, and an enthusiastic performance from Audible Hall of Fame narrator, Bahni Turpin.
Plucky 14-year-old Viva Durant heads to New Orleans every summer to spend time with her loving but stern grandmother, known as Gram. After Gram reads Viva an article in the local paper about a missing treasure related to the world-famous song, “Miss Mary Mack,” Viva traverses the Crescent City on an epic adventure to solve the mystery. Along the way she meets some of the city’s most colorful characters as her journey takes her to the French Quarter, a jazz club, a creepy cemetery, and even the circus. Can Viva rise to the occasion and solve this musical mystery? Listeners will find Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons a joy to listen to!
My review of Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons:
When Viva Durant hears about a missing treasure linked to a set of silver buttons. She just has to follow the clues and see if she can find them. Her investigation takes her deep into the jazz history of New Orleans, and she has a chance to visit some pretty incredible places.
While she tries to keep her sleuthing a secret, she’s still a kid, so she ends up finding ways to get assistance in some pretty inventive ways. She never gives up, even when she seems to be facing a dead end, and her intelligence and persistence just might pay off.
This Audible Original title is a great listen for middle graders that love to solve puzzles.
