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Leck, James
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
Instead of spending the summer at one of his family's vacation homes, teenage prankster Charlie is stuck helping his mom refurbish a B & B in Rolling Hills--until a "zompire" outbreak turns almost everyone in town into humanoid monsters. Horror-movie fans will appreciate the allusions to classic films in this humorous take on the genre; an open ending paves the way for a sequel.
Reviewer: Barratt Miller
(3)
4-6
In three seemingly unrelated cases, teenage private investigator Jack Lime helps fellow classmates solve mysteries while evading his principal, bullies, and Grandma. As a throw-back to retro television P.I.s, likable Jack uses sayings and catchphrases that are charmingly old-fashioned (possibly not suited for every modern reader); short scenes and lots of dialogue make this breezy second adventure very readable.
Reviewer: Lana Barnes
(3)
4-6
Jack Lime, an orphaned, narcoleptic ninth grader, also happens to be Iona High's new "crime fighter, detective, private eye, sleuth, peeper for hire." After this likable Sam-Spade-in-training recounts two of his cases (a missing bicycle and a kidnapped hamster), he dishes the dirt on a case that fooled him--and got him hooked him on the "P.I. gig."
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
3 reviews
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