Kids Books - Detectives

Although the book progresses mostly on a lighter note, “Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer” focuses the spotlight on many taboo subjects for young adult novels. With central topics like feminism, racism, illegal immigration, political outbreaks, drug abuse, and child abuse, John Grisham manages to effectively prod at touchy subjects with so much subtlety within each subplot, that even with lots of murder, smoking, and court cases scattered throughout the plot, through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone, “Kid Lawyer” is surprisingly appropriate. And with all of these dark themes, it comes as no surprise that there is indeed a lot to learn in this book. Each subplot takes the reader into a new and unexplored road, and although a suspenseful cliffhanger is presented towards the end of the book, the author still manages to quietly tie all of these themes up. This results in the reader feeling like they’ve actually read a complete book instead of a book with several different subplots, although that is precisely how it feels while reading it. John Grisham’s “Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer” is many different things. Sometimes it’s a fight for justice, sometimes it’s a heart-wrenching story of family situation infused with drug and child abuse, sometimes it’s a guidebook on the court’s rules, and sometimes it’s about a murder-witnessing illegal immigrant’s unwillingness to provide the town with justice for fear of getting caught in the middle.

Nancy Drew. Super girl sleuth. If she suspects a thing, the mystery is already guaranteed to be solved. This incredible read takes place the time around Nancy's father's birthday. At the time, a man called Mr. Granger is running unopposed for mayor. The only other person considering running is Heather Simmons, but Nancy has gotten so far to figure out that-gasp!-Heather's daughter, musician all-star, Leslie, had gone missing! Everyone says Leslie is just at a getaway, to practice for an audition at one of the most elite music schools out there. But when Leslie doesn't show up for her recital, Nancy knows something is wrong. While at Leslie's no-show recital, she meets Mrs. Sharon- another woman trying to get her daughter into college. Later, Nancy, Bess, and George, face the crazy, mishap adventures of the road when Nancy decides that she will head up to the supposed "getaway" Leslie was staying at with the Sharon's daughter, Diane. The Sharons' offered it to Leslie to go so far to retreat to practice. Sounding fishy enough yet? Yep, guess what? When Nancy finally gets to the right house, she finds Leslie all alone. By this time, they knew they were going to miss the audition. Leslie tells Nancy that Mr. Sharon was supposed to pick her up LAST night, and he had picked Diane up yesterday, so Leslie could practice longer. WHY he would take two super-long trips, I don't know! But when Nancy pointed this out Leslie, Leslie stated Diane was her best friend! Later revealed, Diane had no clue her parents had sabotaged Leslie-yep, that's what happened. When they all got home, it was Nancy's Dad's b-day. Nancy had failed to find the perfect gift until a brilliant one popped into her brain. Leslie agreed to play a surprise, beautiful piano piece for the entire party. Mr. Drew was ecstatic!!! This book was totally worth it, and I loved it to the extreme! I know when I reviewed this, there was only one other review! So, if you find this, PLEASE try it out. I highly recommend it.

Imagine being kidnapped by accident. That's what happens to Wren,  one of the main characters in the book ​Hidden​. ​Hidden​ is a realistic  fiction book written by Helen Frost. In the book ​Hidden​, Wren Abbott is  a 8 year old girl who gets kidnapped by Darra Monson’s father. The  kidnapping was an accident but it left both the girls with many  questions for each other. A couple years both Darra and Wren meet at  a camp. Both girls starting answering each other's questions and  revealing the truths. This book is amazing. It is written from both  Wren’s and Darra’s point of view, which makes the book more  interesting. I would rate it four out of five stars. The type of readers  who would like this book would be readers who like books about  friendship and suspense. Helen Frost has also written many other  books like ​Keesha’s House​ and ​Diamond Willow.

I recently finished the book, and I thought "Never Say Die" was amazing! With a new plot and mystery with every word it will keep you reading past your bedtime. Like all the Alex Rider books, Alex is pushed into working with MI6 again, resilient as always Alex disobeys Mrs.Jones orders and goes on his own mission, to rescue Jack. With new villains/antagonists and dangers this is my 3rd favorite Alex Rider book in the series. I give this book 5/5 stars, and recommend it for kids 10+. You should read the other books in the series to understand the plots in the new book. More thrills and action this new addition to the series will not leave you disappointed! My favourite Alex Rider book is Point Blanc. I hope you enjoy the "Never Say Die" book as much as I did! (PS. FOR ALL YOU DIE HARD ALEX RIDER FANS I HAVE A THEORY THE NEXT INSTALMENT WILL BE "NIGHTSHADE") Your fellow bean_boy12

I would like to read the book.I herad it is good book

This book is awesome. It is about a single mother and her two children Britt and Bran. Bran got a job mowing the lawn for a elderly couple and they asked him to house sit for them they move in and Bran starts acting really weird, he is acting suspicious. Britt realizes this and is wondering what is going on. Will she find out what's going on

I just got this book and it is a good book

It's the best mystery book I've ever read!Because there are hidden letters in each pictures.And when I detected them,there was a hidden message!!It was,"Beware of the monster this July!"In the camp,three kids named Dink,Josh and Ruth Rose detected that a women named Mademoiselle Musée(By the way,her real name is Maude Murn.) was a robber,because of her strange moves!

Pillage was alright. What I felt after reading this was that it was a poorly-stitched-together story. First of all, the emotions were not expressed at ALL. Beck says the word "Grow," the ivy grows, and almost no reaction there. Basically: Oh, yeah, I can make plants bow to me at my command, no big deal. So the emotions weren't very realistic. The author did have a more realistic view of Beck's view on Kate, but very unromantic part when he kisses her. If you're actually going to have romance in a book, make it worth it! Worth noting, I didn't feel any sort of attachment to Beck, Kate, Milo, or any of the characters in the book. Third, this book is a bit of a whirlwind, jumping from one event to the next. Fourth, at the end of the book, not much of an epic conflict at all. And since when does the law give in so easily?! I mean, the video of the dragons could have been Photoshopped, for all they know, to cover up an incident where muggers lope into Kingsport and trash the place. On the pro's side: Clean language and easy-reading. 9-11 year olds is all I can recommend this to.

Honestly, this book was great, but it violent and slightly disturbing. It got weird at the part where the person fixed the video feed and replayed the history. It showed the victim getting chased by an invisible person and being slashed to death by a ghost. Alright, now to the plot: Rory arrived at a boarding school in England the same day that the Jack the Ripper reenactments started. Rory almost chokes to death and then she can see ghosts. The new serial killer turns out to be a ghost. She sees him one night before he murders someone and then she becomes his next target. A ghost kills him with a weapon that destroys them both right before he kills her. The end :/