Marco Impossible - BookWyrm

Hardcover, 256 pages

English language

Published March 18, 2013 by Roaring Brook Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-59643-721-0

(1 review)

Best friends Stephen and Marco know a thing or two about impossible missions. It's thanks to them that cell phone thieves at school are apprehended, lost puppies are returned, and gym uniforms are lent out to the forgetful thirteen-year-old masses.

When Marco finds out that Benji - the dream exchange student on whom he has a crush - and his band are playing at the high schoolprom, he enlists Stephen's help to crash prom and get Marco onstage to profess his love. But as most veteran operatives know, not all heists run smoothly. Stephen is sick of Marco calling the shots 99.97 percent of the time, and he's especially sick of being the sidekick.

On top of it all, Marco and Stephen need to act fast - before Benji goes back to England at the end of the school year. Even though these boys are experts in espionage, it's going …

Best friends Stephen and Marco know a thing or two about impossible missions. It's thanks to them that cell phone thieves at school are apprehended, lost puppies are returned, and gym uniforms are lent out to the forgetful thirteen-year-old masses.

When Marco finds out that Benji - the dream exchange student on whom he has a crush - and his band are playing at the high schoolprom, he enlists Stephen's help to crash prom and get Marco onstage to profess his love. But as most veteran operatives know, not all heists run smoothly. Stephen is sick of Marco calling the shots 99.97 percent of the time, and he's especially sick of being the sidekick.

On top of it all, Marco and Stephen need to act fast - before Benji goes back to England at the end of the school year. Even though these boys are experts in espionage, it's going to take a mission impossible to pull this maneuver off.

2 editions

nerd teacher [books] reviewed Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz

Please stop the only-child syndrome believers.

2 stars

It's a cute story, and I didn't dislike it. I did find that Marco was infuriating in many ways, many of which were related to his only-child-syndrome (which isn't a thing, I can confirm -- I'm an only child, too, and I'm kind of tired of being seen as a person who has to get their way all of the time or else I have breakdowns and cry everywhere).

But otherwise, ignoring that, it was adorable and sweet.

Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
Jews
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
Family life
Fiction
Gays
Best friends
Friendship
Mystery and detective stories