Notorious by Gordon Korman
Published by Balzer + Bray on January 7, 2020
ISBN: 0062798863
Pages: 307
Genres: Mystery
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Gordon Korman has written another middle school mystery/adventure that students will love. Keenan finds himself recuperating from tuberculosis at his Dad’s house on Centerlight Island which is half in Canada and half in the US between Ontario and Michigan. Normally, he’d be globetrotting with his Mom and stepdad who teach in international schools. Although he yearns to return to China, he finds himself drawn into a mystery by his (Canadian) neighbor Zarabeth who is convinced that the gangster who used to live in her home has left treasure behind and that someone murdered her unpopular dog. Very unpopular dog. Libraries will want to add this title to their Korman collection for upper elementary/middle school readers.

Reviewed by Karen Sandlin Silverman, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham