Format:Bargain Price Media:Hardcover Reading Level:Young Adult Number Of Items:1 Pages:224 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.9 Dimensions (in):9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9
ASIN:B001M4JKB8
Publication Date:May 1, 2008 Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours
Editorial Reviews:
Product Description Another teen thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser mysteries.
When a shy high school students body is found washed up on the shore of a quiet New England beach townan apparent suicidefifteen-year-old Terry Novak doesnt know what to think. Something just doesnt add up, so he decides to do some investigating of his own with the help of his best friend, Abby. It doesnt take long before they learn that asking questions puts them in grave danger, and surviving is going to be a fight. Fortunately, Terry has been learning a thing or two about fighting, thanks to a retired boxer named George, who teaches the boy to use his head and always keep his feet set beneath himlessons Terry takes to heart in more ways than one. He will need to.
Robert B. Parker, New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser novels, delivers a taut, empowering mystery for young readers.
Customer Reviews:
A thrilling mysteryJanuary 5, 2009 The boxer and the Spy by Robert B. Parker overall is a pretty good book. In this story a teen's shy classmate mysteriously passes away. "Officials" confirmed it was because of a steroid overdose, but teenager Terry doesn't think that's the case. Along with his uprising boxing hobby Terry plays detective with his partner, and best friend Abby, to see what really happened. Terry encounters many obstacles when some people don't want him poking his nose into the recent death that happened in small town New England. His boxing skills come in handy in this interesting mystery. This book has good quality writing in it. Not too much and not too little detail. Personally, I would recommend it for a middle school age, not so much high school. It could entail more description of events or maybe more action. The boxer and the spy is a great read though. It's hard to put down once you get in to the story. On a scale of one to ten I'd have to rate this book as a seven. It's one of the better books I've read, but not the best. If you like mysteries but not anything spooky or scary this is a great book for you. Also it's a really gender friendly novel. Something a boy or a girl could enjoy reading. Overall I did enjoy reading this book and think you would too. I'm not sure I would recommend it to any of my friends, but I do think this would be a good book to read as a class; to analyze what's happening and to predict what will happen next. This thrilling mystery would make a good choice of a book to read.
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