Synopsis
Since her older brother always wins at ping pong, checkers, and everything else, Amy decides to learn riddles in hope of finding some way she can beat him.
School Library Journal
Gr 3-4-Amy has lost 172 ping-pong games in a row to her older brother, and he certainly doesn't mind gloating about it. In despair at ever having a chance to do something better than Peter, she turns to riddles. He answers all the ones she finds in books from the school library-he's already read them. Finally, she begins making up her own, stumps her suddenly admiring sibling, and discovers a new talent. This is a good chapter book with an enticing cover that features African American children. Transitional readers will enjoy this story, and maybe make up a few riddles of their own.-JoAnn Rees, Sunnyvale Public Library, CA