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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
i really enjoyed it and it actually made sense it wasn't over complicated or boring you should totally read it
This book sucked me in & wouldn't let me go. I quickly became enraptured with both the complex story line as well as the light-hearted teen one. The ending was a bit disappointing as it wrapped up the complex story-line too quickly, too neatly but didn't ruin the book.
I really enjoyed this middle-grade novel about a boy who has spent his life traveling the world with his CIA dad and suddenly has to adjust to life as a normal kid in public school. Action and suspense, along with warmth and humor - a great combination!
Read my full review and an excerpt at:
http://greatbooksforkidsandteens.blogspot.com/2011/08/middle-grade-review-alibi-junior-high.html
Read my full review and an excerpt at:
http://greatbooksforkidsandteens.blogspot.com/2011/08/middle-grade-review-alibi-junior-high.html
Fun and quick to read, formulaic enough to be a relaxing read but different enough to not want to skim to the end.
Great book! One of my favorite BOB titles so far this year. This kid has been an undercover CIA agent all his life, and then a turn of events force him to go undercover at a public middle school and he has no idea what to do. Awesome hilarity ensues.
Cody has lived in almost every country in the world and knows five languages. He helps his dad profile suspects for the CIA. But one of those suspects gets too close and Cody has to stay with his aunt while his dad tracks down the man trying to kill him. Cody is unprepared for the dangers of middle school. He has no idea how to manage the other students, and he already knows everything they talk about in class. There is an up side - his aunt, his aunt's neighbor Andy, and the girl Cody likes, Renee. Cody can't settle though, because someone is still following him.
Interesting story - it seems a little far-fetched. But Cody is a believable character and there is enough action to keep the story interesting.
Interesting story - it seems a little far-fetched. But Cody is a believable character and there is enough action to keep the story interesting.
This fast paced book focuses on Cody Saron who is now living with his aunt because of the work his dad is involved in. Cody has never been to school and is just starting junior high. It is a new experience for him and he is trying to figure it out. The kids don't understand him and the teachers seem to be out to get him. He lives next door to Andy, who has lost him arm while serving in the military. Andy and Cody are very similar and find that they have a problem on their hands that they need to solve. Lots of action and plenty of humor, but there is a serious side to the story as well and some violence. I can see boys gravitating towards this book.
This story of Cody, who's been raised helping his father with CIA work and lived as a sort of agent-in-training, has great middle school booktalk-ability. When working with this father, things take a dangerous twist, and the decision is made to have Cody live a normal life for a while, moving in with an aunt he's never met, and going to (gasp) public school. For someone with extensive private schooling and weapons and martial-arts training, Cody thinks "normal" life is going to be a piece of cake, even boring. He couldn't be more wrong. Not only is adjusting to school harder than he imagined, but so is accepting love from his aunt, dealing with his first crush, finding out that his father may not have been completely honest with him, and investigating what appears to be some midnight spying action outside the house. And is the neighbor Andy, a returned Iraq war veteran, a friend or foe? Great for Alex Rider, spy/adventure fans, or anyone who likes a fish out of water story. Potential to be a series, but no real cliffhanger.
Good readaloud parts:
"School? Why should I be nervous about school?" p. 26
"I hear running behind me." p. 37
Good readaloud parts:
"School? Why should I be nervous about school?" p. 26
"I hear running behind me." p. 37