Reviews for Renata, Whizbrain, and the ghost

The average rating for Renata, Whizbrain, and the ghost based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-10-14 00:00:00 Yuri Lassiter Fearless Bones Kelly, once a pirate and now a ghost, haunted the Red River, protecting his sunken treasure from the hopeful residents of Amarillo, Texas. No one, of all the people who managed to raise his brass-bound trunk from the riverbed, could manage to hold onto it, once he came after it, bringing his floods with him. No one, that is, until inventor Whizbrain Wallerbee arrived in town, seeking a patent for his new ice box car, and teamed up with Red River Renata - the mayor, sheriff, fire marshal, postmaster, and patent agent of Amarillo... I'm not really sure why Renata, Whizbrain, and the Ghost was shelved in the folklore section of my library, since it seems to be Caron Lee Cohen's own original creation, rather than a retelling of any traditional tale. Whatever the case may be, I read it based solely upon its location on the shelves - yes, I'm back to my insane project of reading the entire folklore section of my library, alphabetically! Still on the "C" section, I'm afraid... - and probably wouldn't have picked it up otherwise. I can't say it was quite to my taste, but young readers who enjoy tales of ghosts and/or pirates, particularly those with a southwestern flavor, might feel differently. The illustrations by Blanche Sims, whose name I didn't recognize at first, felt very familiar to me, and now that I see that she also worked on Patricia Reilly Giff's The Kids of Polk Street School series, I know why.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-04-05 00:00:00 Mark Sculley This book could have been half the length. It's definitely very dated and consequently would not seem the least bit funny at the present time. I travelled to the USSR in the 80s and could relate to many of the descriptions but basically the plot never moved on - it went round in circles.