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Synopsis
A hot debut about an average middle schooler with a knack for solving crimes.
Format: 5 CDs, Unabridged
Matt Stevens narrates this story of how he got sucked into his school's "organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio. Matt works to preserve his integrity while avoiding the "Outs," the group of kids who've been publicly humiliated by one of Vinny's Super Soaker-wielding henchmen.
NARRATED by Sean Schemmel
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Review
Welcome to Franklin Middle School, where a junior gang of petty thieves and mobsters shakes kids down and humiliates them with water guns. Seventh-grader Matt Stevens, the class detective, is hired by fellow middle-schooler Vinny Biggs (something of a pint-sized Godfather) to recover a lost trinket from Nikki "Fingers," one of the fastest shots in school. Nikki has decided to go straight because her younger sister has entered the school. This knock-off noir kicks in when Nikki, about to hand over the charm to Matt, is "taken out" - soaked in a place to make it look like she's had an accident. This humiliation, a highly visible and common practice, immediately turns victims into social outcasts. Matt's detective instincts tell him that Vinny may have set him up, and he sets out to learn who was really behind this act. Matt Stevens may turn out to be a bankable franchise: His first-person present-tense narration carries in it echoes of Marlowe, and the simple plot makes some crafty twists and turns as it goes along. (Fiction. 9-11) (Kirkus Reviews) --Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Jack D. Ferraiolo is the writer, producer, and director of the animated series WordGirl for PBS. He was also the editor and producer of Home Movies for the Cartoon Network and a writer for Dr. Katz. This is his first book.
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- PublisherScholastic Audio
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0545091071
- ISBN 13 9780545091077
- BindingAudio CD
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