Greeting From Witness Protection!
By Jake Burt
Published By Feiwel & Friends
October 3, 2017
Hardcover Purchased from Amazon
Goodreads Summary:
A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family in the witness protection program, and finds that hiding in plain sight is complicated and dangerous.
Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals’ best bet to keep a family alive. . . .
The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation’s most notorious criminals. After all, the bad guys are searching for a family with one kid, not two, and adding a streetwise girl who knows a little something about hiding things may be just what the marshals need.
Nicki swears she can keep the Trevor family safe, but to do so she’ll have to dodge hitmen, cyberbullies, and the specter of standardized testing, all while maintaining her marshal-mandated B-minus average. As she barely balances the responsibilities of her new identity, Nicki learns that the biggest threats to her family’s security might not lurk on the road from New York to North Carolina, but rather in her own past.
My Thoughts:
I had been hearing a lot about this book and was excited to finally get my hands on a copy! I was intrigued by the premise of this book as it seemed like a very unique story line. I really enjoyed the spunkiness of the main character Nicki. I also liked the fact that she is such a deep character whom many students will be able to relate to immediately. These being the students who may really need to see some of themselves in a book, to know that they aren't the only ones who may have a tough family situation, or may be having a tough time as the new kid in school, or maybe even are having trouble making friends. There are so many different things happening in this book that numerous students will be able to connect with Nicki and her story.
This story also had a little bit of everything; drama, comedy, suspense, family issues, friendship issues, etc. I was hooked from the first chapter and had a really hard time putting it down!
I would recommend this book for grades 5 and up!
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