The London Eye MysterySiobhan Dowd
Yearling; Reprint edition (May 26, 2009)
2009 Texas Lone Star Award book
Ted’s brain “is wired differently than others.” He takes things very literally.
“I wondered if I should start a conversation. But what about? Small talk or big talk? I remembered what Mum had said when I started at secondary school last autumn. When you meet new people, Ted, keep the talk small. I’d asked her what this meant. Did it mean to use only words of one syllable? She’d laughed and said no, it meant sticking to everyday subjects.”
It turns out he is the best person to solve the mystery of his missing cousin Salim who disappeared while riding in a sealed pod on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. His sister Kat is along for the “ride” while the police are baffled and his family is beginning to fall apart.
Although never identified in the novel, Ted’s apparent autistic bent is handled appropriately and effectively and adds an interesting perspective to what otherwise may have been a typical children’s mystery novel.
“Kat,” I said, “an hour is a Drop in the Eternal Ocean of ‘Time’.” This is what Father Russell at our church said once about the human lifespan.”
“I wondered if I should start a conversation. But what about? Small talk or big talk? I remembered what Mum had said when I started at secondary school last autumn. When you meet new people, Ted, keep the talk small. I’d asked her what this meant. Did it mean to use only words of one syllable? She’d laughed and said no, it meant sticking to everyday subjects.”
It turns out he is the best person to solve the mystery of his missing cousin Salim who disappeared while riding in a sealed pod on the London Eye, the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. His sister Kat is along for the “ride” while the police are baffled and his family is beginning to fall apart.
Although never identified in the novel, Ted’s apparent autistic bent is handled appropriately and effectively and adds an interesting perspective to what otherwise may have been a typical children’s mystery novel.
“Kat,” I said, “an hour is a Drop in the Eternal Ocean of ‘Time’.” This is what Father Russell at our church said once about the human lifespan.”
Rating: Borrow
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