This book made me want to hide out in the museum, explore its secrets after dark, when it would belong to me, not all the tourists that traipse through during the day. I can imagine it feeling entirely different when it’s empty.

There are some lessons here, I’m sure. The importance of working as a team, respecting each others’ thoughts, opinions and needs. That knowledge can you make you special.

It’s funny, though. The fact that their parent’s must have been frantic, with the children missing for days on end, is mentioned once or twice, but just glossed over for the most part. For Claudia, and therefore the reader, the parents lose their importance. The kids are self-sufficient and safe and the museum and Angel’s secrets become their focus. The trip is no longer about teaching their parents a lesson for Claudia, it’s about coming home changed.

The story is just a delight. I’m so glad I shared it with my daughter.