IQ Author:Roland Smith Adventure, suspense, humor, fascinating characters, and plot twists galore will draw middle-graders to this series starter. Thirteen-year-old Q (short for Quest) has just gained a stepfather and stepsister?his mother, singer-songwriter Blaze Munoz, has married singer-songwriter Roger Tucker, and their new band, Match, is set to start a yearlong ... more »tour. Roger?s 15-year-old daughter, Angela is, like Q, less than thrilled at the speed of their parents? romance, and both teens have mixed feelings about the prospect of spending a year together on a tour bus. But there?s no time for grousing: the teens discover they are being followed, and given Angela?s mother?s past history as a Secret Service agent, that?s not a good thing. The appearance of Boone, an old roadie friend of their parents, only keeps the mysteries building. Q?s skills as a magician save the teens more than once, while Angela?s knowledge of martial arts and spy games will fascinate readers. Think Ian Fleming for the younger set, and offer to those who love Rick Riordan?s Percy Jackson series. Grades 5-8. --Debbie Carton« less