{"id":1811,"date":"2019-09-05T18:58:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T22:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2019-09-13T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T16:53:20","slug":"book-review-a-scaly-tale-ripleys-rbi-1-by-ripleys-believe-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1811","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: A Scaly Tale (Ripley\u2019s RBI #1) by Ripley\u2019s Believe it or Not!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ripley Publishing, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781893951525<\/span><\/p>\n

Availability: New and Used<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The Ripley\u2019s Bureau of Investigation (RBI) is a collection of teenagers that go on undercover missions to uncover the truth about reports of the unbelievable. In\u00a0A Scaly Tale,<\/i>\u00a0there are rumors of a man-like lizard living in the Everglades, and it\u2019s up to them to determine whether or not the rumor is true\u2026all while being hampered by the Department of Unbelievable Lies (DUL), their archenemies.<\/p>\n

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A Scaly Tale<\/i>\u00a0is fast-paced and had plenty of action, with terrifying Florida creatures around every corner. \u00a0It is perfect for reluctant readers, particularly 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0or 4th<\/sup>\u00a0grade boys.\u00a0 There are Ripley fact boxes every few pages, with interesting trivia about creatures the characters encounter in the story.\u00a0 The plot wandered quite a bit, and it felt like the story was built on the facts that they wanted to fit in rather than rising organically from the characters.\u00a0 However, I think that upper elementary boys will like it, and that is one of the most difficult ages to find novels for.<\/p>\n

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I recommend this book for most libraries, particularly if they find that each year\u2019s copy of the original\u00a0Ripley\u2019s Believe it or Not<\/i>\u00a0disappears from the shelf constantly.<\/p>\n

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Contains: Depictions of real people who have made bizarre modifications to their bodies(from the Ripley\u2019s database).<\/span><\/p>\n

Reviewed by\u00a0<\/i><\/span>Cherylynne W. Bago<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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