Review of "Samantha Sanderson On the Scene" by Robin Caroll

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"Samantha Sanderson On the Scene" by Robin Caroll

247 pages

Synopsis:

As Samantha and the rest of the middle schoolers prepare for the upcoming Spring Fest, 'mean girl' Nikki faces the reality that her parents are getting divorced. Samantha has a hard time sympathizing-Nikki has never been nice to anyone, let alone Samantha.

But when Nikki becomes victim of a string of attacks, Sam uses her super-sleuth abilities to get to the bottom of the bullying. After all, articles on bullying are just what the school paper needs, instead of all that silly stuff like popularity tips. Samantha enlists the help of her tech-savvy BFF, Makayla, but while the two track down clues, they leave a trail of trouble behind-and may even be responsible for the break-in of their very own school's computer lab! 

Spiritual content:

As I said in my review of Samantha Sanderson At the Movies: Sam, her family, and most of her friends are Christians. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 is quoted. 

Positive content:

In this book there are no bad words. It is a clean, Christian novel that is great for Christian tween or teen girls. 

Negative content:

Language: Idiot, shut up. 

Negativity in story:

This story focuses on finding who is bullying Nikki, and bullying is very serious. Sam has a crush on Luke Jensen. Sam says, "... but lately, every time she got near him, Sam's mind refused to remember how to speak. " Sam's friends talk about how 7th and 8th grade boys would make cute couples. 

Characters:

• Samantha "Sam" Sanderson
• Joy Sanderson (Sam's mom)
• Charles Sanderson (Sam's dad)
• Billy Costiff
• Jefferson Cole (Nikki's brother)
• Nikki Cole
• Aubrey Damas
• Kevin Haynes
• Frannie
• Marcus
• Makayla Ansley
• Melanie Olsen
• Paul Moore
• Felicia Adams
• Luke Jensen
• Remy
• Tam Lee
• Mrs. Trees (principal)
• Mrs. Pape
• Mrs. Creegle

I hope you enjoyed my review of On the Scene. I very much enjoyed both At the Movies (Book 1 of Samantha Sanderson series) and On the Scene (Book 2 of Samantha Sanderson series).

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I give this book 4 of 5 stars. I would have given it 5 of 5 but the subject of the story (bullying) and other things I talked about in the "Negativity in story" area made it this way.

Age appropriate: 

For ages 12+

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