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193 pp.
| Atheneum/Dlouhy |
May, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-3782-0$16.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4814-3784-4
(2)
1-3
Illustrated by
Alexandra Boiger.
In her second adventure (Roxie and the Hooligans), Roxie accompanies best friend Norman and world-traveling Uncle Dangerfoot on what she thinks will be a beach vacation. Complications accumulate, and the children discover a secret jet pack Dangerfoot is testing. The shenanigans ramp up, culminating in a kidnapping. The pace is bouncy and the sensibility jokey, good-natured, and mildly anarchistic. Pencil drawings capture the mood perfectly for newly independent readers.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2018