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A review by abigailbat
Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules
3.0
Freddie Ramos is surprised when he finds a mysterious package outside the door of his apartment. Inside are some awesome new shoes - purple with silver wings on the side - just what Freddie needed since his old shoes are falling apart. There's no return address on the package, so Freddie has no idea who sent them. When Freddie tries them on, he discovers something amazing - the new shoes make him SUPER FAST, able to outrun the El train, able to run past his principal in the hallway too fast for her to see him.
Freddie's shoes give him Zapato Power (Shoe Power) and he just knows that he can use his super speed to be a hero, just like his hero dad who died overseas. And when someone starts writing graffiti all over his new apartment complex, Freddie knows he's got what it takes to solve the mystery and make it stop.
This is a fun early chapter book series, great for kids just transitioning to chapter books. It's great to see a Latino family and a lower socioeconomic class family represented in children's lit. Hand this to kids who like to imagine what their own super powers would be!
Freddie's shoes give him Zapato Power (Shoe Power) and he just knows that he can use his super speed to be a hero, just like his hero dad who died overseas. And when someone starts writing graffiti all over his new apartment complex, Freddie knows he's got what it takes to solve the mystery and make it stop.
This is a fun early chapter book series, great for kids just transitioning to chapter books. It's great to see a Latino family and a lower socioeconomic class family represented in children's lit. Hand this to kids who like to imagine what their own super powers would be!