The Lost Property Office
What's This Book About
Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal people have long given up on ever seeing again. If only he could find his father, who has disappeared in London without a trace. But Jack’s father was not who he claimed to be. It turns out that he was a member of a secret society of detectives that has served the crown for centuries—and membership into the Lost Property Office is Jack’s inheritance. Now the only way Jack will ever see his father again is if he finds what the nefarious Clockmaker is after: the Ember, which holds a secret that has been kept since the Great Fire of London. Will Jack be able to find the Ember and save his father, or will his talent for finding things fall short?
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I really enjoyed this story, but I would recommend it for an older age group 10+. There is reference to seeing ghosts and some spooky content. It is full of adventure including two siblings looking for their lost dad.
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James R. Hannibal is no stranger to deep dark secrets or hunting bad guys, having served in the US Air Force as a stealth bomber pilot and a Predator mission commander. Like Jack Buckles, James “suffers” from synesthesia, an intersection of the senses that was once considered a mental illness and often causes hyperobservance. If you bake him a cake, he might tell you that it smells blue and sticky—and you should take it as a compliment.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781481467100
- Publication Date
- October 31, 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- November 8, 2016
- Page Count
- 416
- Words Per Page
- 169
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2015045654
- Lexile® Level
- 730L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 11
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 186111
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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