Connect the Dots
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020 · Est. 6 hour read

Connect the Dots

By Keith Calabrese

Middle school chaos or destiny? A genius's plan unfolds, changing lives forever.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 262 ratings
256 pages· 44,424 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Sixth graders Oliver and Frankie face bizarre events: a cardamom shortage, a giant dog, and a mysterious girl named Matilda. As they unravel these oddities, they uncover a genius's intricate plan. Is it all coincidence, or is destiny at play? With FBI hacks and angry clowns, their world spirals into a thrilling mystery that challenges their understanding of fate and friendship. Can they connect the dots before it's too late?

From the publisher

Liar & Spy meets The Parker Inheritance in this whimsically complex story about human connection and the power we all have to determine our own fate.Is there anything more random than middle school? Sixth graders Oliver and Frankie don’t think so. Their first few weeks have been full of weirdness – lunchtime thievery, free beef jerky, and Matilda, the mysterious new girl who knows everything about them, but has a lot to learn about making friends.But what if none of it is random at all? What if a reclusive genius is keeping an eye on them and making sure the tiny pieces of his puzzle fall into place, one by one, until strange, seemingly unconnected incidents snowball totally out of control? Imagine the odds! First a cardamom shortage takes down the school bully. Then a giant dog leads to some extracurricular spying. Soon Oliver is being followed and Matilda is hacking the FBI. And by the time they discover a gang of angry clowns and the world’s largest game of Mousetrap, an insanely brilliant plan has been set in motion that will change their lives forever.Connect the Dots is an intricately plotted story about the power of human connection and a chain of “coincidences” so serendipitous they must be destiny at work.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
44,424
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
Books about geniusesBooks about familyBooks about secretsBooks about spiesBooks about bullies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~R
AR points
7
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
508789
Publication
Published
February 1, 2022
First published
May 5, 2020
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338354041

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