Utterly me, Clarice Bean

Adorable and utterly relatable. It's laugh-out-loud funny, especially for me, the third child who thinks maybe her parents should've stopped there. The mother is my mother- worried about cleaning! ;) The mopey teenage brother's hygiene habits made me think of my dear brother. It's so funny you'll forget you're reading a book about a friend who has mysteriously vanished without a trace. Of course, everything turns out well in the end. This is a book worth re-reading.

So happy I finally read this book. In this episode, Clarice's best friend is off with her parents and Clarice is forced to work on a school project with the worst boy in the class. A mystery occurs and Clarice must use the detective skills she has learned from her favorite book to solve the mystery.