Screech Owls: The Mystery of the Russian Ransom (Series #25) (Paperback)

from PghDragonMan

Mystery of the Russian Ransom is part of the Screech Owls series by Roy MacGregor. The Screech Owls are a fictitious mixed pee-wee hockey team based in Canada. This team gives the author a constant cast of young kids to be used in a variety of early-teen centered adventure / mysteries. I'll say u...

from blueraine_91

I received a copy of The Mystery of the Russian Ransom through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers Giveaway and it was a fun read, but definitely targeted for a younger audience. This is the first of the Screech Owls mysteries that I've read. There were minor references to events and character develop...

from loafhunter13

An interesting offering from Roy MacGregor in his Screech Owls series. The youth hockey team goes to Russia, timely with the Olympics, where mystery and suspense unfold. The characters are colorful and believable though not particularly deep. For the this genre, that oversight is not a detriment ...

from eggsnhm

An engaging novel aimed at (to my best guess) 8-10 year olds, this novel follows the adventures of a Canadian Pee Wee hockey team as they attempt to find their star player, who has been kidnapped. I found this to be a great mystery for younger readers.

from NickiSlater

This was not a particularly exciting story. But a very young reader who loves hockey and is just learning to read may thoroughly enjoy this book. The Screech Owls youth hockey team is invited to play a game in Russia. One day while sight seeing, Sarah is kidnapped right off the street. She finds ...