Zero Hour for Zenobia
Annette Kelleher

Scholastic 2003
170p., pbk., $14.95
186504590X

This book is about a girl called Zenobia who receives a letter from her Aunt Erica. Zenobia thought it was weird that it was from Sydney, when her aunt is meant to be on holiday in Victoria. Also, her aunt wants Zenobia to send a jewellery box to a postbox address. So Zenobia goes to Sydney to track her aunt down, but will she find her?

Zenobia is a clever person but will her aunt confuse her with this mystery? Mrs Hargreaves who lives next door is very nosey and does not help at all, though her daughter Beth becomes a valuable ally.

I would recommend this book to people between 6 and 15 who like a mystery. This book was great, though a bit boring at times. I give it 4 stars out of 5.

By Aisha Al Mahdy, Toowoomba, Qld
10 years