Secret Agent密探

Grade7-10–Kyle,aNewYorkCityhighschoolfreshman,iswillingtodoalmostanythingtokeephisparentstogether.Convincedthattheirseparationisduesimplytohisfather'sobsessionwithabookhehaswritten,theboyenlistsanoddballcollectionoffriendsas"secretagents"tohelpgetDad'sseniorromancepublished.Thevastarrayofsemi-developedcharactersincludesaflamboyantyetseclusivewriterwhomnooneknowsisreallyafamous"female"author,adeadbutinfluentialeditor,anunexpectedlywonderfuloldbooksellerwho"adopts"Kyle'sdad,aclassysenioreditorwhomthekidsneedtoimpress,andabevyofbuddies.ThroughKyle'spersistenceandincreasingabilitytoperceiveconnectionsandutilizethem,theteensmanagetoliftthemanu*fromDad'shidingplace,starta"buzz"throughoutNewYork'spublishingindustryaboutthefabulouswriter"everybody's"talkingabout,butnoonecanfind–andsecretthemanu*tothesenioreditorinaruseinvolvinga"recommendation"fromherdeceasedmentor.Thoughthejourneyiscircuitous,thecharactersexcessive,andthenarrativeunsettling(thestoryistoldbyanomniscientobserverwhoisafflictedwithaseverecaseofteenspeak),itbecomesastrangelycompellingadventureinwhichreadersrootforKyle'ssuccess.–MaryR.Hofmann,RiveraMiddleSchool,Merced,CA--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.