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Defender
Defender
Reviewed by: Karen Sandlin Silverman - Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham, Central Maine Library District
Review Date: January 8, 2017
Review
A gritty mystery set in Toronto. Tyne "Tiny" Greer is hoping her knee injury doesn't spoil her chances of getting to college on a basketball scholarship while helping her Dad with his duties as building superintendent at the "Zoo" -- the high-rise apartment building they live in. Tiny discovers a body in the basement of the Zoo and with her boyfriend "Stick" sets out to solve the mystery of who the person was and how she may or may not have been involved with her family.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
McNamee, Graham
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: mystery,realistic fiction
Audience: grades 7-9,grades 10-12
Binding Type: Choose Binding Type
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780553498950
Price: 17.99