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The big splash

Jack D. Ferraiolo

2008304 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2008
first published
  • 2008Amulet Books · ENGISBN 9780810970670
  • 2011Abrams, Inc. · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780810997127

Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsicalNoir
HumourComic

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice
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