Set in Venice, Italy, this book is a new type of mystery for all age young readers The mystery book writer, Mimi, has lost her special writing suitcase, as well as a magical mask she is to wear to the Black and White Ball. The reader soon learns that he or she IS going to solve this mystery Highly-detailed illustrations take the character on a trip down the Grand Canal in a gondola. Readers learn many things about Venice AND must complete short, varied quizzes to help figure out the mystery. That's the READERACTIVE part: read, laugh, learn, and use the clues and quizzes to finally figure out who-dunnit, and where the missing items can be found. I'm hoping this will be the first of many READERACTIVE books It's all new and all fun We need kids to learn that they LOVE TO READ, don't we?