There's a creepy adult who forces his son, Ali's classmate, into crime, and some scary encounters with bad guys, but good hearts and good cops prevail.

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Ali Cross is a middle-schooler who has all the tools to live a 21st century life, including an online presence that keeps him in touch with his friends. Therefore, I know I will have many unsolved questions until I read the Alex Cross books, but I thought it was interesting that James Patterson decided to create a kid version of Alex Cross.Let’s try that again,” Father Bernadin said in his Haitian accent, and with a kind of impatient smile aimed my way. At one residence, the perpetrator broke in through a doggy door; this means the thief is probably a kid. a few years ago, Patterson created a spin off series for his Jimmy books imprint that followed Alex's son Ali. Ali's dad and stepmom (also a cop) are supportive and the police on the case, but also distracted by a police-brutality court case that could change the family's lives forever.

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It really didn't live up to my hopes, and I think that is probably just because it is much younger than I anticipated. He pointed at the page in my hand where I had the whole prayer written out, since I didn’t trust myself to remember it by heart. Are you interested in pursuing an athletic scholarship by getting really good at your favorite sport? Pearl Moran was born in the Lancaster Avenue branch library and considers it more her home than the apartment she shares with her mother, the circulation librarian.While the book is primarily told through Ali’s perspective, the narrative sometimes shifts to his father’s, which is noted as Alex Cross in this guide.