Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things

Mister Max, Book 1

De: Cynthia Voigt

Narrado por: Paul Boehmer

Newbery medalist Cynthia Voigt presents a rollicking mystery in three acts!

Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons.

Ironically, it turns out Max has a talent for finding things. He finds a runaway child, a stray dog, a missing heirloom, a lost love...So is he a finder? A detective? No, it's more. Max finds a way to solve people's problems - he engineers better outcomes for them. He becomes Mister Max, Solutioneer. Now if only he could find a solution to his own problems...

©2013 Cynthia Voigt (P)2013 Knopf Books for Young Readers

An enjoyable listen

I listened with my children, the 9 and 11 year olds were very into it, the 5 year old was too young for it. At first I wasn’t sure if I could get past the narrator’s voice, but as I listened it was actually fine and I think it suited the book well. We all enjoyed the story and they have requested to listen to the next book in the series.