Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Synopsis: Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school, in a new town, under a new name, makes few friends and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes." Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, and moves on to the next target.
When his own parents died of not-so-natural causes at the age of eleven, Boy Nobody found himself under the control of The Program, a shadowy government organization that uses brainwashed kids as counter-espionage operatives. But somewhere, deep inside Boy Nobody, is somebody: the boy he once was, the boy who wants normal things (like a real home, his parents back), a boy who wants out. And he just might want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program's next mission.
Review: I know this may sound strange, but this was a light, easy flowing story about a boy assassin. How can it be light and flowing when it's about people being assassinated, you might ask. There isn't much, if any, detail to any of the "assignments." He simply goes, does what he needs to do, then moves on. It was good enough that it grabbed my interest and kept me wanting to know what came next, however none of this book kept me on the edge of my seat in suspense. In fact, it was quite predictable. I wouldn't be on the hunt to find the sequel, but I would read it without complaint.
Recommended For: Mid-aged teenagers who like crime fiction or mysteries
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
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