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Synopsis
A fast-paced political thriller “You’re my first boy, Cooper, my first boy,” grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm. Suddenly, black sedans are swarming all around Cooper’s small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Cooper’s barn is burned to the ground, and his house is broken into and searched during the night. The President of the United States calls on Cooper for a visit, and her opponent wants Cooper to join him on the campaign trail. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.
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Commentaires
Grade 6 Up–This fast-paced and suspenseful story by Newbery and Printz Award winner Gary Schmidt (Holt, 2005), set on a New Hampshire dairy farm, creates both a bucolic rural existence and scenes of political greed and ambition. Fourteen-year-old Cooper Jewett has been raised by grandparents, but there has always been some mystery surrounding his family circumstances. Chores that he loves keep Cooper busy and content after his grandmother and grandfather pass away within a short time of each other. Jesse Berns narrates Coopers first person account of how life threatens to change for him once a big-shot presidential candidate takes an interest in him. From the outset, Berns reading reflects Coopers unease, and that is well borne out as more politicians, political operatives, news people, and local law enforcement all seem desperate to get Cooper away from his beloved farm. Berns narration makes Cooper seem a bit too sophisticated for such an unworldly teenager, but he does bring a lively though subtle characterization to the feuding but good-natured elderly neighbors who try to help Cooper. Theft, fires, kidnappings, car chases–all the hallmarks of intrigue–keep the action going at a fast pace as the mystery is solved and Cooper finds a way to keep life on an even keel. In its improbable adventures of a teenage boy, the novel is reminiscent of Anthony Horowitzs Alex Ryder stories and will find a delighted audience of young listeners who like adventure as well as happy endings brought about by hard work and good intentions.–Jane P. Fenn, Corning-Painted Post West High School, NY
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