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Mind Games

Paula Altenburg;Catherine Verge (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesRiver Weston #2
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureMysterySelf-DiscoveryQuest

Hero archetypes

Spy / Operative

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeReluctant HeroFish out of WaterQuestUrban Fantasy

Themes

Technology and EthicsComing of AgeJusticeAddictionUrban 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. Appropriate action and peril for the age group with no graphic content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy following a young spy on a dangerous mission to stop hackers making video games too addictive in one of the world's toughest cities.

Tags

Spy FictionTechno-ThrillerContemporary FantasyMiddle Grade Adventure