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Delonte Harris
Author
Investigation Boom

Children/Young Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

Eleven year old Dante' Boomer dreams of becoming the best private investigator in Poppy Springs. When the raffle box goes missing, he figures this is the perfect opportunity to use all the tricks of his idol Fireye Private Eye. He quickly learns that solving crimes is not as easy as it seems.
Reviews
Publisher's Weekly

Harris’s energetically paced novel features a compelling protagonist in Dante’ “Boom” Boomer, 11, an aspiring private investigator learning to balance schoolwork with mystery while confronting bullies, hanging out with his best friends—know-it-all Trinity Philpot, who has dark skin, and white hypochondriac Ziggy McGuire—and seeking validation from his busy but supportive parents. When Poppy Springs Elementary’s raffle box and prize money go missing, Boom must channel his inner Fireye Private Eye, his favorite comic book character, to solve the crime. In Boom, Harris subtly critiques the way Black boys can be perceived as troublemakers while deftly capturing the fifth grader’s eager yet sensitive perspective. Especially well-drawn is Boom’s middle child syndrome, which pits him against brothers M.J., a 14-year-old athlete and star prankster, and Rocco, an adorable, mischievous eight-year-old.

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