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Mind Games

Merline Lovelace (2008)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.34
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureMysterySelf-DiscoveryHumorHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Spy / OperativeComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterQuestUrban FantasyMentor FigureHidden Identity

Themes

Technology and EthicsJustice vs CrimeGrowing upResponsibilityUrban Danger

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 featuring a 12-year-old government agent investigating criminal hackers in a dangerous city. Expect mild action-adventure peril appropriate for the age group, with themes about technology addiction and standing up to wrongdoing.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids who love spy stories and tech mysteries will enjoy following a kid secret agent on a mission to stop evil hackers in a tough city.

Tags

Spy FictionCyberpunk ElementsMysteryTechno-Thriller