Spring 2005 Review:

       Nolan had just gotten interrupted when he was making some adjustments to his website, shredderman.com. His dad had come to tell him that he got to interview the person who played Gecko in The Gecko and Sticky, Nolan's favorite TV show. Since Nolan's dad was interviewing on Nolan's birthday, he asked to bring Nolan to the interview.
     At the interview, Nolan was extremely happy to see that Chase (the person who plays Gecko) had something in common with him. They were both obsessed with Tekken 3. They played a couple of games, then Chase was interviewed. Chase also explained why he does not like to go out into public. There is a photographer, who every celebrity knows as "the Mole." He is known as this because he looks and acts like one: sneaky. If a celebrity pets a rabbit and he catches them he says they kill animals! Nolan said he would try to do something about the Mole. As the two guests were leaving the Mole was hiding and snapped a picture of them, not Chase.
     Later at home Nolan went straight to work on his computer. He made an E-mail and sent it out to all of those who hated the Mole. The E-mail even got to South Africa! The next day when he was in school he over heard Bubba Bixby saying that he was going to meet the Gecko. At home, Nolan's mother told Nolan that Chase had invited him to watch them film one of the episodes. They left right away and watched until a distraction came. Bubba had tried to get on to the set, but had not succeeded. At the very last moment, Bubba spotted Nolan. After the distraction, they lost Sticky, which is the real animal gecko. The set had to search for the gecko but had no luck. Eventually they had a break, and the Mole was there. Nolan caught him in the act. After the second disturbance, they finished the filming and Nolan went home.
     At home, Nolan went to his room to put his movie clip of the Mole on to the computer. When he was looking through his book bag, he found Sticky. Nolan was talking to Sticky about his website when his parents walked in. Right then and there Nolan knew he had made a HUGE mistake! Sticky is kleptomaniac which means he cannot keep a secret, and he steals top secret things, or just anything. Nolan returned Sticky to Chase and Sticky told Chase everything, including Nolan's identity.
     I found that this was a really awesome book. It was full of mystery, adventure, and risk. I think this book would be good for grades 4-6.

 ~ Ashley Aldan, grade 6, Boardman Center Middle School

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