It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant


Posted July 8, 2024 in review Tags:

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Pages: 362
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Genres: Mystery
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A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get a little too involved in their kids' schools, from NAACP Image Award nominee Elise Bryant.

Mavis Miller is not a PTA mom. She has enough on her plate with her feisty seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, an exhausting job at a nonprofit, and the complexities of a multigenerational household. So no one is more surprised than Mavis when she caves to Trisha Holbrook, the long-reigning, slightly terrifying PTA president, and finds herself in charge of the school’s brand-new DEI committee.
As one of the few Black parents at this California elementary school, Mavis tries to convince herself this is an opportunity for real change. But things go off the rails at the very first meeting, when the new principal's plans leave Trisha absolutely furious. Later that night, when Mavis spies Trisha in yellow rubber gloves and booties, lugging cleaning supplies and giant black trash bags to her waiting minivan, it’s only natural that her mind jumps to somewhere it surely wouldn’t in the light of day.
Except Principal Smith fails to show up for work the next morning, and has been MIA since the meeting. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Mavis, along with the school psychologist with the great forearms (look, it’s worth noting), launches an investigation that will challenge her views on parenting, friendship, and elementary school politics.

Brilliantly written, It's Elementary is a quick-witted, escapist romp that perfectly captures just how far parents will go to give their kids the very best, all wrapped in a mystery that will leave you guessing to the very end.

So, I knew I was going to read It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant as soon as I saw the school psychologist was involved! This is a cute mystery with a little bit of romance.

Mavis is a single mom to a hilarious 7 year old and she gets roped into heading the diversity initiative for the PTA. The PTA president is overbearing, a little racist, and suspicious (at least I thought so). The principal disappears and Mavis ends up trying to solve the mystery. Enter hunky school psychologist!

This was a cute mystery with very enjoyable characters! Mavis is smart and well spoken, her daughter is delightful, and her dad is wonderful. There is a good discussion on racism that doesn’t feel like an “added discussion” to the story. It just flows with the story so you feel like you are getting a glimpse into Mavis’s every day issues with racism. There is great banter and flirty energy as well. And while it is a mystery, it has a very humorous tone which I loved. I thought the writing was great! Overall, It’s Elementary was an enjoyable mystery that even had a few twists.

The Riley Thorn series, The Stephanie Plum series, The Finlay Donovan series…then you will probably like It’s Elementary!

Samantha
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