Pre-Owned Quid Pro Quo (Paperback) 9781551433707

from lostinalibrary

Fourteen-year-old Cyril lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his 29-year-old single mom, Andy, (as he says 'you do the math'), an ex-street kid with the attitude, and colourful vocabulary to prove it*. When he was ten, she had gone to law school and had taken him with her to every class since their...

from ansate

I enjoyed it, and I can see adventure minded tweens feeling the same. It's a solid mystery, with a protagonist who is pretty true to his age. I love that he's not perfect but he learns and cares about people. Not recommended for kids who are already stressed about family stability and worried abo...

from gypsysmom

Although this book is meant for teens I quite enjoyed it. And I am sure the target audience (ages 11 - 14) will be thrilled with it. Cyril MacIntyre has been brought up by his mother, a former street kid turned articling lawyer. Because Cyril was too young to leave at home while his mother took e...

from RobertaLea

I loved this story. It was funny and face-paced and quirky. The title of each chapter is a legal term and it's definition, setting the reader up for what's coming up. Cyril is a resourceful young adult and manages to stay off the foster home radar while looking for his kidnapped mother who is a l...

from laVermeer

QUID PRO QUO is a cute, fast-paced novel about Cyril, the somewhat clueless son of a plucky teenage mom. Through exposure to his mom's law studies, Cyril comes to think he has enough skills and knowledge to find his mother when she disappears. Cyril is not your typical amateur detective, but this...