Despite the protagonist's tough, wisecracking exterior, she finds herself building bonds and connecting with the new people in her life: shy gamer Britt, chirpy student council member Holly, and, most of all, her new family, even sullen young Jackson. Spurred on by a disappointing revelation about her own family, Nicki agrees. They want Nicki to be part of an inaugural program that trains and places selected foster children with families under witness protection, thereby changing the nature of the families' makeup so they are harder to track down. Nicki Demere has been living in foster care ever since her father was arrested, biding her time until her father comes to bring her home. Gr 5-8-What do you get when you mix a snarky city girl with a shady past and lightning reflexes with a seemingly typical suburban family she's just met? A funny, action-packed novel about the trials of school, parental arguments, and sibling rivalry-all with a dash of high-stakes thrills and dramatic showdowns.
All rights reserved Review by School Library Journal Review Burt nimbly balances the very real danger the family is in with new family/new town hijinks that keep the story light Charlotte's banter with her new "brother" is spot-on funny, and the nail-biter of a climax doesn't disappoint. government ordered me not to be that cool'"), and despite her propensity to pick people's pockets when she's nervous, her eagerness to love (and be loved) and her unabashed bluntness make her endearing from page one. Nicki/Charlotte is caustically charming ("I wondered how much pressure you could lift off new kids at a school if they could say 'Sorry, I'd try harder, but the U.S. As daughter Charlotte, she'll help them fly under the radar in North Carolina.
marshals to join a family in the Witness Protection Program that is hiding from one of the deadliest crime organizations in the country. Sassy, snarky Nicki Demere-a 13-year-old foster kid with a big heart and the quick hands of a seasoned thief-is commissioned by the U.S. The biggest complaint that readers may have about Burt's debut novel is that it ends. A delightful, sometimes touching balance of action, humor, and heart.-Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2017 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Nicki, sassy but lonely, is an endearing, easy-to-root-for heroine, and the bonds she forms with the Trevor family as well as her numerous escapades charm as easily as they entertain. Burt, a fifth-grade teacher, nails the tween voice in his fiction debut. But flying under the radar is harder than it seems, and it will take every bit of street smarts she has to keep herself and her new family safe. And who better than adaptable, pickpocket extraordinaire Nicki? Fitted out with a brand-new name (Charlotte Trevor), strict instructions not to stand out (she's to get a B-minus average, make a few friends without getting super-popular, and practice a sport without excelling), and a shiny Taser (only because she begged), plucky Nicki/Charlotte adjusts to her new life and family, complete with an obnoxious younger brother. But there is, you see, a family in witness protection hiding from a notorious criminal family, and the government thinks that adding an extra kid to the protected family will strengthen its disguise. marshals, she isn't expecting to become one herself. *Starred Review* When Nicki Demere, 13, is plucked from the foster-care system by two U.S.
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