Paige Not Found

there's dreaming big and then there's ‘a bunch of 11 year olds try to take down a multi billion dollar corporation'

sorry jen but your ya debut did not do it for me
the mc's didn't feel their age and I get what you were trying to do with the plot but it just didn't work for me personally

So the other day I remembered I was an adult who could just get scholastic books instead of waiting for book fairs so grabbed this one expecting a nice fun read with an autism twist. I'll admit I didn't fully read the synopsis.

Now the writing style was very targeted at kids, which I was happy about as that's what I like before bed, but wasn't expecting all the emotions, from the good to the bad. The beginning, aka the pre adventure triggered a lot of memories of childhood I forgot about, so I got frustrated but I'm glad I made it through, both on the learning about myself and the adventure part.

The adventure part was fun, I loved the narration from Paige. The self doubt. The anxiety. The fact that the world continued while Paige was thinking about other things. I found the end of the adventure a bit rushed, but still an enjoyable experience. I found the not so subtle digs at a billionaire and some companies so much fun.

I actually teared up post adventure when people realized they were not being heard and seen, and then in fact the being heard and seen explicitly.

I'd say overall a positive experience. Not the best thing I've ever read, but as an adult reading scholastic, I enjoyed it.