Reviewed by Breia "The Brain" Brickey for TeensReadToo.com

For someone like me who has older siblings, I can relate very well to the life that Arlie leads on a day-to-day basis.

That being said, BOOTS AND PIECES also has some scary elements to it, as well. I think that older kids will like it and maybe some of the younger kids if they don't scare easily.

I thought the adults in the story were slightly off with their way of thinking. I don't know any parents who behave the way the adults did in this book!

Overall, though, this was a funny, enjoyable read and I loved the way it ended. I am planning on getting other books by this author. I rate this book 4 stars only because I wanted the adults to be smarter! ( )

Boots and Pieces is a childrens book about two kids, Arlie and Ty, who are learning more about the recent disappearances of kids in their town than they wished they knew. What's worse is no one believes them. As the prom on Lake Heather gets closer it becomes evident that the disappearances are caused by something not human. In order to try and be school heros Ty and Arlie, and Mr. Boots the chihuahua, try to save prom, and all their fellow school-mates.

This book was very well written. I'm not a big fan of kids books anymore I have to say that I did like this one. It had a good plot, and the character development was better than many adult novels I've read. The story is action packed and leaves you guessing till the very end. It's part of a series so there wasn't much in the way of resolution. I probably won't be picking up the rest of these, but if you're looking for something for your children to read I'd say this is a good one to go with. I did have one issue though, towards the end of the book the word pissed is in there. For a kids book I didn't think it was appropriate, but I guess depending on the age of the kid reading it, it's not that bad of a word. ( )