← Back to search
Cover of Mind Games

Mind Games

Kimberly Hughes Hanley (2007)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMystery

Hero archetypes

Spy / OperativeComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Spy / Child Operative

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterUrban FantasyTech-Driven MagicEspionageCyberpunk Elements

Themes

Coming of AgeTechnology and EthicsJusticeCorruptionGood vs EvilAgency and Autonomy

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Government Investigation Bureau spy Zac sets out for Bladesville, one of the meanest, toughest, dirtiest cities in the world, to try to stop criminal hackers who seek to make computer games more addictive.

Is Mind Games appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle-grade spy adventure with a young protagonist investigating criminal hackers in a gritty urban setting. Likely contains mild action and peril appropriate for the age group, with themes about technology addiction and crime.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love spy stories and tech adventures will enjoy following a 12-year-old agent through a dangerous city on a mission to stop bad guys.

Tags

Spy ThrillerTechno-ThrillerCyberpunk