Bestselling author Ken Follett's first novel for preteen readers. Mick and Izzy stumble across loaded guns and overhear thieves planning a big heist. But before they can solve the mystery, Izzy is kidnapped. "A suspenseful, quick-paced mystery."--Publishers Weekly.
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While exploring an abandoned movie studio, friends Mick and Izzie stumble upon a gang of thieves; PW praised this "suspenseful, quick-paced mystery" and the "detailed, credible plot containing enough facts to challenge, but not baffle, young sleuths." Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Grade 5-7-- Follett's effort at addressing a juvenile audience misses the mark. Mick and Izzie become friends despite the fact that Mick's family is extremely poor, while Izzie's middle-class family has fallen on hard times. They decide to investigate the now-abandoned film studio in which Izzie's father used to work, and stumble onto robbers who have been holding up local banks dressed in costumes and wearing stage make-up. Naturally, all ends well. The premise of robbers using professional studio make-up and costumes is interesting, as are the boys' efforts to help their parents out of financial problems. However, Follett has failed to develop either his plot or his characters to a degree that they are real or believeable. Most readers will find themselves either looking back in the text or going to the flap copy to follow the plot. One never gains any understanding of how Izzie's father plans to finance the film studio he has decided to buy. A book that fails on all levels. --Kenneth E. Kowen, Atascocita Middle School Library, Humble, TX
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Mick Williams is a poor kid and he throughs news papers for his job He is a really good kid and a good student in school. And Izzie is a kid who is middle class guy. There is gona be a hatoel built on their house and their house is gona be torn down.
then the two kids were exploring the old house and they run across the discize gang that has been robbing London for a really long time.
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