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	• The Boxer and the Spy Robert B. Parker Philomel, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Parker is always guaranteed quality reading

Thank you Parker for entering the young Adult "ring" again!

The quality of Parker's writing shines again - while being timely for teen readers also venturing into areas of examining values; and actions and consequences.

Thank you Parker and publishers for putting a book out there for Teens to see they can make a difference, as well as adults are not always role models.

Excellent

This is a terrific book. The fact that it's a "young adult" novel seems to have concentrated Parker's mind on the basics: plot, theme, character. The situation is simple: a young boy has been found dead on the beach, a seeming suicide. Blood tests reveal steroids.

His friend, fifteen year old Terry Novak, refuses to believe it, and enlists the aid of his friends, particularly the beautiful Abby, to solve the mystery.

Terry is the Boxer and Abby is the spy, and if the two of them seem just a little too self-possessed and quick on the uptake for fifteen year olds, I'm willing to forgive the author. This is Parker at his best, telling a simple story that works very, very well.

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3 stars

When a shy classmate's body is found, everyone assumes he killed himself; that is, everyone but Toby Novak, who does not believe it. With the help of his best friend, Abby, he begins to probe the death, sure he'll discover a murder. Another source of help and support proves to be his mentor, a retired boxer whose lessons in discipline and strength prove invaluable in the investigation. Delving deeply into the politics of his small town high school leads Toby into trouble and dangers better faced by men far older than he. Yet, despite his youth and inexperience, his quest for truth and justice proves Toby is not a boy, but a young man.

*** Mr. Parker's fans, young and less young alike, should highly enjoy this new venture. In the tradition of Trixie Belden's imperfect, yet intrepid teen sleuth stories, Toby Novak makes a place for himself in his readers' hearts. Though somewhat milder than the author of Spenser's other works, nonetheless, there is a satisfying, emotionally intense quality to the work that makes it clear who wrote this. ***

Amanda Killgore for Huntress Reviews

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