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Junior Heist
Al Yankostich has some problems: he’s in the habit of lying to keep anyone from being disappointed, he’s ripped away from familiarity when his family moves to Atlanta in the late 1990s, oh, and he’s accidentally pledged half a million dollars to Dolly Parton’s book charity. In steps Schyler– the charismatic and hip leader of the middle school crime ring, the SCOTS (Syndicated Criminals of Obfuscated Teenaged Shenanigans). Schyler recruits Al to fill out the team with the grease-man: ballet dancer “Isadora” Duncan, demolition specialist: “Krispie” Creem, and tech whiz: “Dingus” Litz.
The SCOTS offer Al a new life: a chance to emerge from a yes-man to a con-man. They also offer protection from the SKULS (Severe Kleptomaniacs Ultimately Leeching Society) who become interested in potential weapons from Al’s dad’s job at the CDC. When not surviving 6th grade, avoiding SKULS, and playing innocent at home, Al helps execute the SCOTS heist operations. The stakes with each mission get higher, from “liberating” frozen chicken from KFC to demolishing a drug lord’s car to their ultimate goal: stealing the Princess Leia Golden Bikini from a Star Wars expo. Behind the scenes though, Al must figure out the SCOTS traitor before it proves too late.
When Ocean’s Eleven meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in Atlanta's bizarrest locations with a whole bunch of 90's throwbacks, you get Junior Heist.
The SCOTS offer Al a new life: a chance to emerge from a yes-man to a con-man. They also offer protection from the SKULS (Severe Kleptomaniacs Ultimately Leeching Society) who become interested in potential weapons from Al’s dad’s job at the CDC. When not surviving 6th grade, avoiding SKULS, and playing innocent at home, Al helps execute the SCOTS heist operations. The stakes with each mission get higher, from “liberating” frozen chicken from KFC to demolishing a drug lord’s car to their ultimate goal: stealing the Princess Leia Golden Bikini from a Star Wars expo. Behind the scenes though, Al must figure out the SCOTS traitor before it proves too late.
When Ocean’s Eleven meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in Atlanta's bizarrest locations with a whole bunch of 90's throwbacks, you get Junior Heist.
299 pages, Paperback
Published November 29, 2022
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Mark R. Benedict
4 books8 followersMark R. Benedict is an English teacher, traveler, and lover of grit and grits. His professional love for fifteen years has been laughing and learning with middle and high school students. His adventurous love has been living in England, Italy, Turkey, Uganda, and Tanzania, as well as traveling to over twenty-five countries. His writing love includes a Master’s Degree in English, contributing to The Burnside Writers’ Collective, and publishing his first novel, The Teacher of All Things. His best love is his amazing wife, delightful daughter, and three wacky cats.
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November 28, 2022
Ok. I'm a bit biased, but this is pretty darn funny.
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