Under Locker and Key by Allison K. Hymas

Reviewed by Advay

When a sneaky protagonist, Jeremy, goes about his daily life at school, he tries to reclaim others’ possessions and return them to their rightful owners. As a shady classmate shows up at his back door after school, Jeremy is glad he has another client. This client innocently asks Jeremy to retrieve his father’s “house key.” However, Jeremy soon realizes that he has been framed for stealing the master key, the one that can open anyone’s locker.

            One reason I enjoyed reading Under Locker and Key by Allison K. Hymas is because the characters surprised me. For example, Jeremy teams up with his arch-nemesis to solve the interesting enigma. On his way to working out the mystery, certain obstacles block his path. He gets into a fight with his friends and they isolate him, even though he assures them that everything will be okay and the perpetrator will be caught.

            The second reason I have a fondness for this suspenseful novel is because it is different, in an odd way. Jeremy works for various students without payment and brings back the principal’s retainer after he loses it. I have read many books and watched many movies, but I have never seen a “thief” working for the good side, and that is what makes this read so amazing.

            This action-packed book is extremely remarkable. I recommend this book to any student who like to read through the mystery genre, and I would rate this book a 10/10. This was a novel I buried myself in!

Aladdin, 256 pages