There is a lot to love about Loot. Jewel heists? Master plans? Kid criminals? Yes, please! I love stories about kid spies or criminals (both would be even better!) and this book had potential. Sadly, I can't call it a favorite. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. The main characters were Jules, March, Darius and Izzy. They were all pretty awesome and even though the likelihood of kids having their abilities is practically non-existent, I enjoyed the humor and energy between them. The teamwork is incredible. For example, even though Darius is the stereotypical "tough guy," he is very protective of Izzy, who is practically a younger sister to him. I think my main issue I have with this book is that the whole story is highly improbable, particularly the ending. This book is meant to be entertaining. I get it. But these kids are easily breaking into heavily-guarded places with merely a few hours of planning. How likely does that sound? Not very probable. The ending was also highly unrealistic. This ruined the reading experience for me. That being said, there were many aspects of Loot that I enjoyed a lot. Besides stellar action scenes, this book could also be very funny. I don't laugh out loud very often but this book cracked me up sometimes. Here's an example taken from the ARC in which Jules and March are visiting Hamish, one of their father's business associates. "Jasmine, can you cover the register?" "You told me to concentrate on e-commerce orders today," she said. "Change messes up my aura." "The universe has many paths, and yours leads to the cash register," Hamish said. "Peace out," she answered with a shrug, and left. See? Funny. Before beginning Loot, I wasn't sure how the whole "being a criminal" thing would be handled. This is a MG novel after all! In real life, criminality is absolutely horrible. Gang wars, drugs, guns, etc. It wasn't all covered, but Jude Watson didn't do a bad job of representing the backstabbing and treachery of the criminal world without going into gruesome details It was an entertaining and funny read that I can recommend to MG fans of Gordan Korman.
Loot
By Jude Watson
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | n/a | 4.2 | 59540 |
But March learns that his father is not talking about a stash of loot. He's talking about Jules, the twin sister March never knew he had. No sooner than the two find each other, they're picked up by the police and sent to the world's worst orphanage. It's not prison, but it feels like it.
March and Jules have no intention of staying put. They know their father's business inside and out, and they're tired of being pushed around. Just one good heist, and they'll live the life of riches and freedom most kids only dream about.
Watch out! There are wild kids on the loose and a crime spree coming . . .
Book Reviews (76)
It's is a good book to waste time over the summer if you are bored. I recommend this book to people who like adventure books.
This book was good - not mind blowing, but still good. It was fun to see all the ways the kids creatively became criminals and the looming threat that overshadowed the entire book made for a lot more suspense. very intriguing.
I would have given this book five stars but it keeps coming back to how his dad died . other then that it was like a spy-theif movie , but a book . but I think is was a really good book.
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Hi, it's me again. I read this book last term and thought that it was really exciting. It's about a boy named March who's dad dies in a robbery but tells him to find his twin sister Jules before he dies. When March finds her the are caught by the police but escape and want to steal there fortune. This book is a great mystery thriller and I think any young teenager and maybe primary schooler would dealing like it if the've got a sense of adventure. I'd definitely give this book 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was just awesome.Basically,Archibald McQuinn a cat burglar falls from a roof into wet pavement and then he dies.But before he did die he told his son March to find Jules but its not money.Its March's sister.This book was great I recommend.
I like loot so far here's a little about it. On a foggy night in Amsterdam, a man falls from a rooftop to the wet pavement below. It's Archibald McQuinn, the notorious cat burglar, and he's dying. As sirens wail in the distance, Archie manages to get out two last words to his young son, March: "Find jewels." But March learns that his father is not talking about hidden loot. He's talking about Jules, the twin sister March never knew he had. No sooner than the two find each other, they're picked up by the police and sent to the world's worst orphanage. It's not hard time, but it feels like it. March and Jules have no intention of staying put. They know their father's business inside and out, and they're tired of being pushed around. Just one good heist, and they'll live the life of riches and freedom that most kids only dream about...
This book was so cool I love reading adventure book so much.I will probly read it a lot more.So glad my family owns it.Woo hoo!!!!!
Before March's dad dies from falling off a roof, his dad tells him to find jewels. March finds out that his dad is actually talking about his sister jules. they end up going to an orphanage but it feels like prison. how will they escape?
I think this book was really cool and it is a real mystery and more and more things go on in the book that are just AMAZING