The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store.
Ian's friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants to impress, is still convinced that flash mobs are stupid. While Ian tries to prove Julia wrong by initiating flash mobs with political impact, Julia is busy waging war with the strict new principal at school. When Julia goes too far and gets herself suspended, Ian sees an opportunity for a relevant and persuasive flash mob.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
"This is a smart and tightly crafted story with appeal for reluctant as well as avid readers."
– The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
"This story challenges the reader to consider the power of a single person, or a few people, to make a difference, to change the status quo."
– Resource Links
"Highly recommended."
– Tucson Unified School District
"Snappy, realistic dialogue; multidimensional characters; and an unpredictable plot (not to mention a hip, contemporary phenomenon) will have both reluctant and struggling readers madly flipping the pages."
– School Library Journal (SLJ)
"A good message...Young people do have the power to make things better if they work together."
– Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group (SOYAMRG)
"A fine book for challenged readers to use to practice and thus improve their reading. I plan to look for more titles in this series."
– Youth Services Book Review
CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens | 2010 | Commended
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