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Zadoff, Allen
5 Reviews
(3)
YA
Unknown Assassin series.
Boy Nobody's new assignment from The Program: kill the leader of a training camp brainwashing teens with anti-government philosophy. The emotional scars from his last mission (Boy Nobody), growing doubts about The Program (and theirs about him), and continuing efforts to unravel his mysterious past add noticeable depth to Boy Nobody's character in this superior second installment, which ends with a humdinger cliffhanger.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
(4)
YA
Assassin Boy Nobody serves a mysterious organization called The Program, assuming new identities to get close to his targets. When an assignment involving the mayor of New York stirs up memories of Boy Nobody's past, it complicates his mission. Zadoff's action-packed text suffers from excessive exposition, but the book's intriguing concept and unanswered questions set up anticipation for future installments.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
(3)
YA
When Sanskrit's flighty yoga-teacher mom misses parent-teacher conferences at his strict private Jewish school again, he tells the administration that she was in a terrible accident. As the lie snowballs at school and within their community, Sanskrit continues to strive for his mom's attention and also figure out his own spiritual beliefs. Both struggles feel authentic in this often-humorous story.
Reviewer: Randy Ribay
(2)
YA
Adam Ziegler, a.k.a. Z, is running the lights for his school play. Z's struggle to balance his techie loyalty with his growing interest in an actress also forces him to face his feelings over the loss of his father. Through Z's narration, Zadoff develops a complex character study that's equal parts witty, informative, insightful, and painfully realistic.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2011
(1)
YA
Three-hundred-pound high school outcast Andrew Zansky is recruited to play football. The sudden rise to popularity is intoxicating, but he gradually realizes that his teammates (and coach) had ulterior motives in recruiting him. Zadoff puts a fresh spin on the high school clique story. The book features a winning combination of humor, romance, and sports.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2009
5 reviews
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