Alex Evanovich lives in North Carolina with her family. Her favorite Hobbit is Samwise Gamgee. The Sorting Hat says she's a Ravenclaw. Her favorite Darth Maul is the one from Star Wars: The Clone Wars with giant robot legs. And she's never rolled a nat 20.

"A buddy book, a coming of age, and a hint of romance that is for anyone and everyone with an inner, or outer, child to celebrate. Keeper Chance is brilliant, brave, and most of all... fun. I wish I had written this book." --Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Sixteen-year-old Keeper Chance, who has a knack for intuitive tinkering and lives with his grandmother, is doing his best to adopt a slacker persona and fly under the radar at school. Then he's recruited by Chaos, head of Chapter 626 of Evil Villains International League, an organization described as "necessary evil" "We're the sock that goes missing in the dryer. We're the kid who won't stop screaming on the plane." Keeper joins fellow recruit Toby, a talented hacker with exceptional hearing and smell, in pulling off a daring cookie heist (essential for initiation), only to stumble across a truly villainous kidnapping scheme. Together with Y, daughter of the mysterious do-gooder Sensei Love, Keeper must thwart this abduction ploy and claim his place among his new community. Evanovich's debut, a tongue-in-cheek take on comic book tropes, features a quirky cast with mundane, oddball powers such as talking down prices or sucking the fun out of any situation. The villains barely tip the scales past petty nuisances, making this a pleasantly goofy story and a satisfying beginning to Keeper's adventures, with plenty of room for further exploration. The protagonists read as white. Ages 10-up. Agent: Celeste Fine, Park & Fine Literary. (Oct.)--Publishers Weekly "8/5/2024"

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2024-10-08

Length: 329 pages