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A review by imstephtacular
Framed! by James Ponti
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
This was an absolute blast! Fun, fast-paced, a solid, clever mystery, a boy-girl friendship, and full of smart kids, which I love reading about
12 year old Florian is super observant (think the tv show Psych) and is enlisted by the FBI to be a consultant when an art heist occurs in Washington DC. Along with his bestie Margaret, Florian is trained and kept on standby as a young super agent.
While this was published in 2016, I had some issues with some of the language and the way topics were handled
- lots of good guy v. Bad guy talk without nuance
- stereotypes about other cultures which veered xenophobic in my opinion
Overall though I had a great time reading this!
Similar titles: Greetings From Witness Protection by Jake Burt, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Moderate: Xenophobia and Kidnapping
Minor: Racism, Violence, Stalking, and Abandonment