I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is an excellent middle-grade book for kids looking for a fun mystery.

This is the third book in Heather Vogel Frederick's Pumpkin Falls series. I recommend reading the first two books before reading Really Truly. Really Truly is just as wonderful as the rest of this middle grade series. It follows Truly Lovejoy and her friends as they try to solve not just one mystery but two!

In the third book in this series, Truly spends her summer (reluctantly) learning to swim like a mermaid and attempt to find a buried treasure. A good read for summer but would recommend readers have read the other two books in the series first.

Thank you Netgalley and Simon and Shuster for an ARC of Really Truly to give an honest review. This is the third installment of the Pumpkin Falls mystery series. My students have been long anticipating this next installment. The beginning of the story starts with a 4th of July family reunion for Truly's Texas side of the family. They break tradition and meet in Pumpkin Falls. The details of this extended family describing their relationships and traditions are heartwarming. It makes you want to step through the pages and join this family. The book takes a detour to Mermaid Academy with 2 Pumpkin Falls friends and Truly's cousin. Even though the description and secondary characters introduced in this part of the story are terrific- it was too girly. The strength of the other books is that they have attracted readers of both genders. I'm hoping the boys don't abandon the book during this section. I'm with Truly- what is all the enthrallment about mermaids? At the end of this week long camp- Truly's action get her grounded again (her dad is a tough one) and the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes are off to solve 2 mysteries- one about her relative that founded the college with a pirate background and second finding the stolen trophy from the 4th of July race. The backstory of her relative will pick up steam especially for those that were not that interested in the side story of Mermaid Academy. It ended on a note that turns the family in a new direction and should be a great set-up for the 4th book- I hope for the next book, we don't have to wait as long as we did for this one. If you have middle school or older elementary readers- this is a wonderful mystery series that adds historical background, interesting characters that model great behavior and solid families that rely on each other for support. I love the relationship between Truly and her Aunt True. There are many mystery series out there that are just too gritty for this age- this one fits a sweet spot in a genre that has pushed the edge too far for many readers in this age group.