Mac B. Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Mike Lowery, 149 pages. Orchard Books, 2019. $13.
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Mac is playing video games at the local arcade when The Queen calls and requests his help guarding her jewels from a potential thief. A dog delivers a plane ticket and he is on his way to an epic adventure. Mac faces a series of mysteries that he must solve to retrieve the jewels that were stolen out from under him.
This book is so much fun. The humor is subtle and in true Mac Barnett style, completely on point. There are illustrations on most pages, but enough writing to challenge most early readers. Some chapters are long and some are very short and this variety adds to the humor and playfulness of this book.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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