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Synopsis
After being orphaned at an early age and spending years in boarding schools, Dilly begins a new life in a real house in a small town, developing secret magnetic powers under the tutelage of a kindly professor, until he is kidnapped by a madman who plans to control the world with a computer.
Is The Secret Life of Dilly McBean appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade adventure featuring an orphaned boy who discovers magnetic powers and must stop a villain's world domination plot. Mild peril and kidnapping, but appropriate for the target age with positive mentor relationships and heroic themes.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping, orphan, and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Kids will love following Dilly as he discovers secret powers and must use them to stop an evil mastermind's plan.