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bethgiven's review against another edition
3.0
This action-adventure book lagged a little in the beginning but had me turning pages at the end. The plot sure seemed far-fetched at times, and downright heavy in places, too; the book tackles racial prejudices, blackmail, homicide, sabotage, and more. And there sure was a lot of references to the big sister's bra (especially considering that my little third grader will be reading this book!). But once I let myself fall into the plot a bit, I found myself rather enjoying the book. Good girl-power story.
book_nut's review against another edition
3.0
Aside from being a bit over the top and unbelievable, it accomplished the author's goals: it was an adventure story where the girl did all the work, and she actually did fly an airplane. So there.
abigailbat's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't quite buy the female voice (yes, even though she's a tomboy) and although the plot has lots of adventure, I couldn't quite suspend my disbelief to buy it. I'm also not sure of the audience. It seems too young for middle school (with an 11-year-old protagonist), but I feel like elementary students will need a lot of scaffolding to get what's going on.
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