  | Urban Outlaws (Urban Outlaws) Author: Black, Peter Jay | |
| Price: $22.38 | ||
Summary:
Deep beneath London, five extraordinary youths, orphans who bonded over their shared sense of justice, have formed the Urban Outlaws and dedicated themselves to outsmarting criminals and performing Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s), but they are in serious trouble when they face a genius super-computer, Proteus.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.80 Points: 8.0 Quiz: 170208 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/15/14)
School Library Journal (07/01/14)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/12/14)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 07/01/2014 Gr 5–8—Heads up, fans of Alex Rider: here's the next thing! Five British tweens use their advanced skills in hacking, thievery, and deception to take from the powerful and give to those in need. In this first book of the series, the Urban Outlaws (Jack, Charlie, Obi, Slink, and Wren) investigate a villian who uses a supercomputer for nefarious purposes. The gripping plot twists through underground lairs, rooftop break-ins, shadowy government interrogations, and more—almost all at night—with all the fancy tech gadgetry, disguises, and awesomely dangerous athletic skills readers could want. Characters, while distinguished primarily by their independent skills, show off their individual personalities with ready-for-television snappy dialogue. The narrative primarily follows the thoughts of Jack, the mastermind, allowing glimpses into the backstory of these orphans-turned-Merry Men but doesn't get bogged down in set-up or uneccessary description. A fun, fast pick worthy of every middle-grade collection, this may even catch the attention of older reluctant readers.—Rhona Campbell, Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
