James the Adventure Series, Volume II:
You're It!
by Marc J. Loranger
You're It!
by Marc J. Loranger
YOU'RE IT! by Marc J. Loranger
Category: Action-Adventure
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 2/11/08
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Reviewed by: Natalie Tsang
Rating: 4 Stars
It’s been a full year since James Miller had his adventure at Camp Runamucker. Now twelve and living in Louisiana with his
family, he and his best friend, Corey, are looking forward to a fun-filled summer, free of responsibility. They start off by
tricking classmate Jed into playing a phony spy game, and leave him to hide while they run off in search of drinks and a cool
place to escape the heat. While they cross the front stoop of Stan’s Corner Store, James spots an uninteresting baseball
card lying on the ground, and slips it into his pocket.
After they and Jed have a run-in or two with a man who has a tattoo of an “L” on his hand, it becomes clear that something
strange is going on in their town. Jed has found a blank, plastic card with a hologram in the corner similar to the one on the
card James found, and the mysterious man seems desperate to get it back…even to the point of murder.
It’s up to James, Corey, and Jed to unravel the clues and discover the secrets of the cards.
I enjoyed this second book in the JAMES THE ADVENTURE series far more than the first book, DIAMOND IN THE
ROUGH. With a tighter storyline and a more exciting plot, it’s perfect for a younger reader who likes a good mystery.
Although the two books are part of a series, the events are unrelated enough so that the second book can be well
understood without having read the first.
Category: Action-Adventure
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 2/11/08
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Reviewed by: Natalie Tsang
Rating: 4 Stars
It’s been a full year since James Miller had his adventure at Camp Runamucker. Now twelve and living in Louisiana with his
family, he and his best friend, Corey, are looking forward to a fun-filled summer, free of responsibility. They start off by
tricking classmate Jed into playing a phony spy game, and leave him to hide while they run off in search of drinks and a cool
place to escape the heat. While they cross the front stoop of Stan’s Corner Store, James spots an uninteresting baseball
card lying on the ground, and slips it into his pocket.
After they and Jed have a run-in or two with a man who has a tattoo of an “L” on his hand, it becomes clear that something
strange is going on in their town. Jed has found a blank, plastic card with a hologram in the corner similar to the one on the
card James found, and the mysterious man seems desperate to get it back…even to the point of murder.
It’s up to James, Corey, and Jed to unravel the clues and discover the secrets of the cards.
I enjoyed this second book in the JAMES THE ADVENTURE series far more than the first book, DIAMOND IN THE
ROUGH. With a tighter storyline and a more exciting plot, it’s perfect for a younger reader who likes a good mystery.
Although the two books are part of a series, the events are unrelated enough so that the second book can be well
understood without having read the first.