Fell the Fear

Reviewed by: Kristin Taylor - Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2016

Review

This is the four in the Ruby Redfort series and wonderfully sassy, adventurous and action packed. Ruby is a 13-year-old genius at cracking code and works or is trying to work for a spy organization know as Spectrum. Ruby's biggest problem is that she is fearless and thinks that she is invincible. Though she has come many times, too many to count, she has always cheated death. But, there is a mystery afoot in town and she steps in to solve the mystery, but finds out that doing it her way might not always be the best way.

The sketches in the book are of the various clues to the puzzles that Ruby locates in order to help solve the mystery. The actual puzzles and codes created for the story were done by a noted mathematician making this mystery novel a good choice for STEM reads. Recommended for grades 4-9 and could easily be enjoyed by both girls and boys.

Overall Book Score: excellent