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The Unprotected Witness
Friendship can't solve all problems. It certainly can't bring back Pete's father, who's been killed despite the efforts of the federal witness protection program. But Pete's friendships with lively, outspoken Rootie and a weird new pal named Mooshy are about all he has left, and their support just may save his life. For somebody believes Pete is keeping a secret -- a momentous secret that puts him in grave danger. And he'll need the help of his friends in a terrifying race to discover the truth before his pursuers discover him.
- GenresYoung Adult
176 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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James Stevenson
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November 3, 2008
I'm really enjoying this book and I hope I finish it before I need to turn it to the library,Oct 31,2008!
October 12, 2023
This was a great fun little fast paced adventure! Loved everything about it. Great read.
June 7, 2025
It was short and sweet.
May 16, 2012
The book The Unprotected Witness is a very good book. It was about friendship, and adventure. It was a very exciting book, with something different happening every page.
James Stevenson does a fantastic job writing “The Unprotected Witness”. He writes about a boy named Pete, whose father was murdered by the mafia. He moved in with his friend, Rootie and her grandmother. During the funeral somebody gives him a letter from his dad. Leading to the point in which he finally opens the letter, his friendship with Rootie becomes jeopardised when she reunites with her old friends. Rootie and Pete even find out that they are being spied on, and their phones tapped. The author builds suspense to the point when Pete finally opens the letter he got from his father’s friend. The letter contains an arcane riddle to Pete’s dad’s treasure. sends him, Rootie, and Pete's friend Mooshy on a trip to his fathers abandoned home on an island off of New York. Unfortunately they run into two guys from the mafia up to trouble.
James Stevenson’s style of writing is very realistic. You can really understand what the boy is going through. He using writing techniques such as foreshadowing. For example, the author hints that the letter Pete receives from his dad’s friend will be important later in the story. Another technique he uses is backshadowing. He uses this technique when he reads the letter and figures out what it means. At this point him and Rootie finally figure out why their phone has been tapped, and why he had to have U.S. marshals bring him to his new home.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast paced adventurous story. It is short but so much happens within the 179 pages.
James Stevenson does a fantastic job writing “The Unprotected Witness”. He writes about a boy named Pete, whose father was murdered by the mafia. He moved in with his friend, Rootie and her grandmother. During the funeral somebody gives him a letter from his dad. Leading to the point in which he finally opens the letter, his friendship with Rootie becomes jeopardised when she reunites with her old friends. Rootie and Pete even find out that they are being spied on, and their phones tapped. The author builds suspense to the point when Pete finally opens the letter he got from his father’s friend. The letter contains an arcane riddle to Pete’s dad’s treasure. sends him, Rootie, and Pete's friend Mooshy on a trip to his fathers abandoned home on an island off of New York. Unfortunately they run into two guys from the mafia up to trouble.
James Stevenson’s style of writing is very realistic. You can really understand what the boy is going through. He using writing techniques such as foreshadowing. For example, the author hints that the letter Pete receives from his dad’s friend will be important later in the story. Another technique he uses is backshadowing. He uses this technique when he reads the letter and figures out what it means. At this point him and Rootie finally figure out why their phone has been tapped, and why he had to have U.S. marshals bring him to his new home.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast paced adventurous story. It is short but so much happens within the 179 pages.
May 22, 2012
The Unprotected Witness
The book The Unprotected Witness is a very good book. It was about friendship, and adventure. It was a very exciting book, with something different happening every page.
James Stevenson does a fantastic job writing “The Unprotected Witness”. He writes about a boy named Pete, whose father was murdered by the mafia. He moved in with his friend, Rootie and her grandmother. During the funeral somebody gives him a letter from his dad. Leading to the point in which he finally opens the letter, his friendship with Rootie becomes jeopardised when she reunites with her old friends. Rootie and Pete even find out that they are being spied on, and their phones tapped. The author builds suspense to the point when Pete finally opens the letter he got from his father’s friend. The letter contains an arcane riddle to Pete’s dad’s treasure. sends him, Rootie, and Pete's friend Mooshy on a trip to his fathers abandoned home on an island off of New York. Unfortunately they run into two guys from the mafia up to trouble.
James Stevenson’s style of writing is very realistic. You can really understand what the boy is going through. He using writing techniques such as foreshadowing. For example, the author hints that the letter Pete receives from his dad’s friend will be important later in the story. Another technique he uses is backshadowing. He uses this technique when he reads the letter and figures out what it means. At this point him and Rootie finally figure out why their phone has been tapped, and why he had to have U.S. marshals bring him to his new home.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast paced adventurous story. It is short but so much happens within the 179 pages.
The book The Unprotected Witness is a very good book. It was about friendship, and adventure. It was a very exciting book, with something different happening every page.
James Stevenson does a fantastic job writing “The Unprotected Witness”. He writes about a boy named Pete, whose father was murdered by the mafia. He moved in with his friend, Rootie and her grandmother. During the funeral somebody gives him a letter from his dad. Leading to the point in which he finally opens the letter, his friendship with Rootie becomes jeopardised when she reunites with her old friends. Rootie and Pete even find out that they are being spied on, and their phones tapped. The author builds suspense to the point when Pete finally opens the letter he got from his father’s friend. The letter contains an arcane riddle to Pete’s dad’s treasure. sends him, Rootie, and Pete's friend Mooshy on a trip to his fathers abandoned home on an island off of New York. Unfortunately they run into two guys from the mafia up to trouble.
James Stevenson’s style of writing is very realistic. You can really understand what the boy is going through. He using writing techniques such as foreshadowing. For example, the author hints that the letter Pete receives from his dad’s friend will be important later in the story. Another technique he uses is backshadowing. He uses this technique when he reads the letter and figures out what it means. At this point him and Rootie finally figure out why their phone has been tapped, and why he had to have U.S. marshals bring him to his new home.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast paced adventurous story. It is short but so much happens within the 179 pages.
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February 4, 2016(SPOILERS) Pete and his father have been on the run ever since his father got mixed up in a Mafia deal gone bad. When one of his pursuers shoots him, Pete’s father is put on the witness protection program and Pete goes off to live with friend Rootie and her grandmother in New York City. But when his father is killed and they attend the funeral, Mr. Creech gives Pete a letter from his dad. Pete forgets about it and doesn’t read it until much later. When he does, he figures out the letter is a clue to buried treasure and with Rottie and Mooshy’s help, he goes off to find it as his father’s pursuers are on their tail.
May 22, 2009
The first long book i ever read. It's still one of my favorite books even though i read it in the third grade. It still gives me chills. The only mystery/suspense book i can really get into.
May 2, 2013
it is a good read. thumbs up! :)
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