I’m a big fan of Young Adult (known as “YA”) fiction, especially when I find a book that my oldest son enjoys as much as I did. That was the case with Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted.  Main character Cody Saron has spent his life, all thirteen years of it, traveling the globe with his Dad, an undercover CIA agent.  When an explosion in a cafe in France leaves them both shaken, Cody is put on a plane to his Aunt’s house in Connecticut to lay low until the danger passes. Which means that Cody has to do something he’s never done before- go to school. His Dad has been tutoring him, but now he has to go to…JUNIOR HIGH. And, he can’t let on that he’s been trained as a spy by his Dad.

I asked my son, who is almost 13 and headed to Junior High next week, to read the book and give me his feedback. Here’s what Ryan thinks of Alibi Junior High-

PROS:  First person perspective rather than third person,  good action sequences.  Easy to relate to (even if you aren’t a spy!),  what a lot of kids wish they could be (example-Cody takes on bullies picking on his friend).

CONS:  The story starts as if there was another book before it, picks up in the middle of the story. It alludes to awesome CIA adventures before the book starts, Ryan says it would be really awesome if there was a book before this one that told those stories!

Ask your local librarian or bookseller  where the YA section is and you’ll discover a world of books with terrific plots just like this one.