Miss Pickerell to the Earthquake Rescue

Miss Pickerell remains a genuinely unusual protagonist — an older woman who charges into scientific crises with practical determination — and this entry delivers the series' core pleasures: adventure, some real science (even if 1970s-era), and a protagonist whose gender and age still feel distinctive. The Pantell-continued volumes aren't as crisp as MacGregor's originals, and the earthquake science has dated, but for a family or classroom that loves the series or wants a pioneering female lead in middle-grade adventure, it still earns its place.