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A review by librariann
Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.0
Ages 9+, 3.5 stars
Are you looking for a plot-driven twisty thriller that will appeal to fans of Margaret Peterson Haddix? Are you willing to suspend your disbelief on MULTIPLE OCCASIONS?
I am on a quest to read more modern middle-grade, and this fit the bill for an on-demand booktalk. "Katrina" has been on the run with her family in the Witness Protection Program. Savvy older or adult readers will probably pick up that there's something fishy going on relatively quickly. After her mother is taken (by the Feds...or someone else?), Katrina ends up on the run to a safe house with her new neighbor, Parker, a foster kid who just happens to be a super-powered hacker. But as she begins to learn more about her family and her "handler"...who can she trust?
Like I said, suspension of disbelief all up in this one. But the scenes were cinematic and after what seemed like a standard start, the book was packed with action. Cow trailer stowaways! Trains! Boats! Jet Skis! Helicopters!
The sci-fi element was there, but like with Haddix's books, the later half of the book takes its cues from the action plot, and I wouldn't necessarily tag this for those actively seeking out sci-fi. Will definitely hand to any kid who says they are looking for an "exciting" book.
Are you looking for a plot-driven twisty thriller that will appeal to fans of Margaret Peterson Haddix? Are you willing to suspend your disbelief on MULTIPLE OCCASIONS?
I am on a quest to read more modern middle-grade, and this fit the bill for an on-demand booktalk. "Katrina" has been on the run with her family in the Witness Protection Program. Savvy older or adult readers will probably pick up that there's something fishy going on relatively quickly. After her mother is taken (by the Feds...or someone else?), Katrina ends up on the run to a safe house with her new neighbor, Parker, a foster kid who just happens to be a super-powered hacker. But as she begins to learn more about her family and her "handler"...who can she trust?
Like I said, suspension of disbelief all up in this one. But the scenes were cinematic and after what seemed like a standard start, the book was packed with action. Cow trailer stowaways! Trains! Boats! Jet Skis! Helicopters!
The sci-fi element was there, but like with Haddix's books, the later half of the book takes its cues from the action plot, and I wouldn't necessarily tag this for those actively seeking out sci-fi. Will definitely hand to any kid who says they are looking for an "exciting" book.