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Bancks, Tristan
3 Reviews
(2)
4-6
On the run from police, twelve-year-old Ben's parents leave him and younger sister Olive on their own in a cabin in the Australian bush. Ben finds a copy of My Side of the Mountain, appropriate--and useful--reading since he and Olive are now in the midst of their own survival drama. The third-person narrative effectively laces the propulsive survival story with ethical questions.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2015
(3)
4-6
Australians Mac and Paul travel to NYC for their first international Coolhunt: a weeklong trend-spotting mission. After failing several times at finding the next big thing, they finally meet a covert group of teen inventors. Conflicted, Mac must choose between betraying a new friend and keeping his coolhunting career alive. This sequel to Mac Slater Hunts the Cool is humorous and well paced.
Reviewer: Lana Barnes
(3)
4-6
Geeky Mac Slater faces off against popular-girl Cat DeVrees in a "coolhunters" competition. Each contestant video-blogs for five days about what's cool. Quirky, independent Mac, along with his nerdy friend Paul and Mac's humorously eccentric parents, ultimately outshines shallow Cat in this well-written, inventive underdog story set in Australia.
Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey
3 reviews
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