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Zoomy, so named after his absentee father’s invisible friend, lives in Three Oaks with his grandparents and is doing just fine until his father shows up with an old box that sets a series of mysterious events in motion. Inside the box, Zoomy finds a leather notebook that appears to be written in code or as a series of lists. With the help of his new friend, Lorrol, aspiring investigative reporter, Zoomy discovers that he may in fact have stumbled across a long-lost journal of Charles Darwin. But someone else is looking for the box, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it (Vansickle).

I loved this book. It is written from the perspective of Zoomy, a boy who pathological myopia (he is nearly blind) and has obsessive compulsive disorder. Zoomy copes with his problems by making lists and tapping his finger on his chin to calm himself. The thing about this story that I really liked about this book is that Zoomy does not think of himself as limited by his differences. Instead, he thinks that he has a special ability to see things differently. And this is true.

Zoomy is being raised by his grandparents. I loved these characters. They don't just tolerate Zoomy's eccentricity, they love it and teach him that it is part of what makes him wonderful.

Vansickle, Vicki. GRADE A MYSTERY: THE DANGER BOX, https://vikkivansickle.wordpress.com/, 9 July 2010.]]> 2017-10-08 15:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lvandivere/a2pjc7f4loqv/wish/195005157