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No, he cannot be bought. He cannot be frightened. And he will not sleep until justice is served. Because Griff Carver is not just any kid—he’s a kid with a badge. And if you are a rule breaker, he’s your worst nightmare.
Griff might be the newest officer on the Rampart Middle School Patrol Squad, but he’s no rookie. And he’ll do whatever it takes to clean up the school’s mean hallways, even if it lands him in trouble with the Old Lady (a.k.a. Mom).
But when he links cool kid, Marcus “The Smile” Volger, to a counterfeit hall pass ring, can Griff and his friends close the case? Or will his habit of ruffling feathers mean he’ll let down the force—and lose his badge—for good?
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Release date
March 8, 2011 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780307915405
- File size: 153277 KB
- Duration: 05:19:19
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.8
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 3-6
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Reviews
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Starred review from March 29, 2010
In what reads like a deliberately clichéd police procedural, first-time novelist Krieg takes readers inside the squeaky-clean hallways of Rampart Middle School, where new student Griff Carver immediately smells something fishy. Griff, a seasoned safety patrol officer whose reputation for razor-sharp instincts and tough-guy attitude has preceded him, is forced to team up with chatterbox Tommy, a by-the-books Boy Scout, to weed out a counterfeit hall pass gang. With comically over-the-top cop lingo—“I'd had enough commanding officers over the years to know that that's what they were. Politicians. Kids looking to score a few points on their magnate high school application”—Griff and Tommy tell their stories through incident reports and interviews, adding drama and humor to the most mundane aspects of school. Krieg cleverly depicts Rampart as a microcosm of society, complete with smarmy “student govie types,” a gutsy school reporter (who contributes diary-style chapters), and dedicated but underappreciated hallway patrol officers (“A hero's just a sandwich the cafeteria served us every Wednesday,” Griff quips). Krieg will keep readers chuckling through the hilarious but action-packed showdown, which leaves the door open for a sequel. Ages 9–11.
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