Tampered

by Michele Martin Bossley

Trevor has started his first job at Ashton's Fresh Marketplace, where someone has been tampering with the food. Cayenne has been sprinkled on cookies, garlic put in coffee, and plastic insects hidden in fruit displays to terrify customers. Trevor and his friends Nick and Robyn decide to find out who is out to destroy the store's reputation. Is it Mattie, the disgruntled ex-employee? Or perhaps the competition? Or is it Alex, their schoolmate who doesn't know when a joke has gone too far? Their snooping makes the kids themselves seem suspicious, and soon they realize they have to solve the mystery before Trevor gets fired for a crime he didn't commit.

Genres: Mystery Thriller

136 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2013

About the author

MICHELE MARTIN BOSSLEY was born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., but grew up in Calgary from the time she was five. She is the author of numerous children's books, including "Taking a Dive, " runner-up for the R. Ross Annett Award in Children's Literature, and "The Perfect Gymnast, " nominated for the 1999 Manitoba Reader's Choice Award. Many of her novels have been Canadian Children's Centre Our Choice selections including "Goon Squad", "The Winning Edge", and "Trapped". One of her more recent books, "Pool Princess, " has been nominated for a Golden Eagle Children's

Reviews

[Juan]

it was alright so far it sounds good the main characters was very shy though

[Noah Hollen · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading the book "Tampered" by Michele Martin Bossley a golden line that stood out to me was the following quote, "thats no accident Robyn said. I'll bet anything someone switched these labels on purpose. That's not really tampering, is it?"(page 114) This quote stood out to me a golden line because its what made for a more mysterious feeling while also interesting me to read more and want to get to the bottom of the problem.

[Suzanne Dix · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven’t read an Orca hi/lo book in a while and thought I would give this one a try. It’s interesting enough though the vocabulary is just so off at times. It just doesn’t feel like natural, genuine dialogue between teens. But it is short and an opportunity for a student struggling to find a book they can finish.

Grades 6 and up.

[Grace-Uttecht]

I think this is really good and I like what you are doing about the watch and read you should keep doing it!!!!

[Sheri Radford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a compelling, easy-to-read story that should have reluctant readers eagerly turning pages to find out the resolution to the mystery.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really found it interesting. Well crafted

[Virginia]

DNF with my library reading group, but finished on my own, and it was ok.