The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson

As I said earlier, the cast of characters is truly diverse and not necessarily in a “in-your-face” way it’s more as thought they are interesting characters who also happen to be fill-in-the-blank. I also liked seeing the added content after the story with “The Greene Code of Conduct” that is mentioned throughout the story and a list of a number of different cons and their descriptions as well. The novel was named Publisher’s Best Summer Book of 2014, ALA ALSC Notable Children’s Book in 2015, and received a Kirkus Star Review. And as you read, you learn more about Jackson Greene’s previous escapades and why he’s in his current position. The Great Greene Heist is a middle grade novel by Varian Johnson that follows Jackson Greene, a middle school boy and nearly reformed prankster, who tries to win his crush through hijinks. I started reading this book and felt as though I began in the middle of series, but I believe this is the first book Johnson has written for a middle grade audience. Working with a team of troublemakers, Jackson hopes the biggest con in Mapplewood Middle School’s history will work and that his almost-girlfriend and former best friend begins talking to him again.Īs stated in Varian Johnson’s biography his inspiration for this story comes from Ocean’s 11, The Westing Game and other well known stories, movies and TV shows. What ensues may be the biggest heist he’s ever pulled off, if he can get it together in time. That is, until something smells a little fishy about a candidate who has decided to run for class president. Jackson Greene has sworn off scheming up any more heists, especially after the last one lost him his best friend. OL17828496W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.80 Pages 246 Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20181204080052 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 368 Scandate 20181203160316 Scanner Scanningcenter indiana Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 1.If you’re looking for a cast of characters that can show off diversity with a great story, then look no further than The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson. Jackson Greene, 13, has exhibited four months of model behavior, an amazing feat considering.

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