The Fourth Stall Part II
The Fourth Stall
Part II
By Chris Rylander
The life of crime is good. Mac has taken down legendary high school crime boss Staples, business has been booming and Mac and Vince are getting ready for middle school baseball tryouts. But this can’t last. Mac has always tried to keep his friends close and his enemies closer. But what happens when you can’t tell the difference?
A dilemma walks into the fourth stall in the form of Trixie Von Parkway – an eighth grader with a mean look and an even meaner predicament. Seems that the news science teacher is terrorizing her, and she needs Mac to get him off her back. Sounds simple enough, but as Mac starts to dig deeper, he finds even more trouble brewing at his school, including a new administrator bent on destroying his business and indicating that Trixie isn’t who she claims to be. The worst that could have happened to Mac before was that he might lose a little money, maybe catch a beating. In The Fourth Stall, Part II though, the stakes are even higher.
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Readers will be flushed with excitement to follow Mac’s operations from the fourth stall. — Kirkus Reviews
Rylander uses the slow build to set the noir feel of the novel, creating an antihero protagonist who is hard not to like and respect. Fans…will not be disappointed. — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Here is an original-a story that really gets how guys are pals. It’s also funny, mysterious, and true to the heart of what really matters when you are in middle school. Do yourself a favor. Read it. Now. — Jon Scieszka, about THE FOURTH STALL
Debut novelist Rylander mines a substantial amount of humor and heart from this combination hard-boiled crime novel and middle-grade character piece. A light and enjoyable caper. — Publishers Weekly, about THE FOURTH STALL
Draws in even the most apprehensive young reader… A robust story rich in action, adventure, humor, and friendship. — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), about THE FOURTH STALL
Mac narrates the tale with the arch flatness of a 1940s satire of the noir detective genre…Excellent. — ALA Booklist, about THE FOURTH STALL
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Rylander is the author of the Codename Conspiracy series and the Fourth Stall saga. A fan of chocolate, chips, and chocolate chips, he lives in Chicago. You can visit him online at www.chrisrylander.com