Miranda is a sixth grader living with her mother in their apartment in New York City. Miranda's mom works as an assistant at a law firm with aspirations of becoming a lawyer herself someday. Someday when she saves enough money and fully recovers from raising a daughter on her own that is. Miranda and her best friend Sal know how to traverse their neighborhood: stay away from the older kids hanging out by the auto shop and stay WAY away from the crazy guy who likes to sleep with his head under the mailbox. But then one day, on the way home from school, an older kid punches Sal in the stomach without provocation. So that's not good but even worse is the fact that Sal has made it clear he no longer wants to be friends with Miranda.
As if that's not bad enough Miranda has to figure out how to help her mom win $20,000 Pyramid, deal with some snobby girls in her class, figure out how to cut sandwich rolls properly, and since when was there a dentist's office in her school?! That's not even the toughest mystery. These notes keep showing up. Notes on tiny pieces of paper show up in places that they shouldn't show up. And they say things that don't make complete sense. Almost, but not quite. Sixth grade is turning out to be tough.
This book is fun, suspenseful, sweet, and surprisingly touching. I would say it's a PG rating, though I'm struggling to figure out why exactly it wouldn't be rated G......hmm. I suppose it could be the punch, or the crazy guy sometimes not having clothes, or the surprise at the end. Yeah, PG is a better fit. But honestly, it's a great book that I'd be comfortable having my genius niece read. As a matter of fact, I'm going to text her about it tomorrow. She appreciates good books and librarians.
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