Super Troop by Bruce Hale - ADVISABLE

 Super Troop by Bruce Hale, 288 pages. Scholastic, 20022. $18 

Content: G (some danger) 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

After being caught trespassing and causing damage at a theme park, 12yo Coop and his best friend Nacho join the local Boy Rangers troop or they aren’t headed off to anime camp at the end of summer. The boys arrive along with a trio of girls who are also joining – and their leader quits. The new leader is a former drill sergeant, who thinks the kids can be ready for – and win – in only a few short weeks. Nacho hates it all, but Coop actually finds the Boy Rangers interesting. But disaster awaits. 

Hale lets us see the boys’ complicated family dynamics along with the changing friendship between the boys. Add in an adult who is not willing to admit when he doesn’t know how to do things. Fun adventure book. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS