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! 
 
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