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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 5–8—In 1956 at the fabulous San Francisco Fairmont Hotel, 11-year-old Jack teams up with the famous movie director Alfred Hitchcock to uncover a plot involving drugged chocolates, mistaken identities, kidnapping, disguises, and close escapes. References to actual Hitchcock films and anecdotes abound throughout, in chapter headings, settings, and focused descriptions reminiscent of camera pan-ins. At one point, Averbeck even goes so far as to have the clever Jack create a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Jack Fair tries to find his missing aunt with the help of the famous director Alfred Hitchcock. Rife with allusions...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
