Want to go to jail? No? Neither did Meg and Aiden, brother and sister, who are locked up in juvenile detention for their own safety, names changed to protect their identities. Why don't their parents get them out? They are locked up in prison too.
The two kids are their parents only hope. Their parents had been working with the FBI to fight terrorists. Someone didn't like that. If Meg and Aiden can follow the clues and stay out of sight, they may be able to figure out who that someone is and their parents' names will be cleared.
Then one night the juvenile detention center catches on fire and Meg and Aiden make a run for it. Now they have the police after them and they need to hide from the mastermind who put their family in jail.
Action packed series of six books, this is book one. Great action adventure story for kids who aren't quite ready for the length of Alex Rider and Young James Bond.
Ages 8-12 160 pages 978-0439651363
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
Editor's note: This is the first in the series of 6 books.