Secret Agent - Softcover

Spizman, Robyn Freedman Freedman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416918620 ISBN 13: 9781416918622

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006

Synopsis

LISTEN UP PEOPLE, because we've got a problem here. It's time to get really worried, and by that I mean majorly concerned, about Kyle Parker. he used to be a cool guy. Okay, not the smartest kid at school or the best looking, but he could always hold his own. Until recently. Until he failed to notice that Lucinda (who, btw, is really hot) has been following him around for weeks. Or that a volleyball was coming straight for his face during gym. But can you blame him at a time like this? In case you haven't heard, Kyle's mom kicked his dad out of the house. Why? Because of a book. Kyle's dad's book. The one he's been writing and can't get published. Which means he can't make any money. Which means he can't support his family. So it's the big D. Divorce. Unless Kyle can pull a fast one and fake out the most famous editor in New York City. How? By going undercover. Secret. Top secret. That's right. Kyle Parker is about to become his dad's secret agent. So pay attention because he's going to need all the help he can get.

About this title

Product Description

Secret Agent Kyle Parker's parents are divorcing because his dad spends all of his time trying to get his novel published instead of trying to find a job. With the help of his friend Lucinda, Kyle tries to get his dad's novel into the hands of New York City's most famous book editor. Full description

Review

This story of a boy trying to patch up his parents' marriage has heart, but is seriously marred by a deliberately choppy writing style. Kyle's shy dad has been writing a novel for years, while working in a used bookstore. When his mom can't take it anymore, Kyle and his friends decide they must find a way to publish his dad's book. After finding evidence that Kyle's dad truly is a great writer, the kids gang up to get New York's most famous literary agent to read it, carrying out their clandestine caper with humor and suspense. While the book's constant use of sentence fragments looks good in a readability formula, it actually makes the prose more difficult to read than would complete sentences. However, the style and fun story still may appeal to many in the middle-school set. (Fiction. 9-12) (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1416918620
• ISBN 13: 9781416918622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240