Geek Girls Rule!My name is Angel Sinclair. I’m the youngest senior at Excalibur Academy for the Technologically Gifted and Talented in Washington, DC. I was pushed ahead a year because of my high IQ and considerable prowess behind the keyboard, making me an outcast even among my own peers.I’ve been looking for my dad all my life. A brilliant mathematician and cryptographer, he disappeared under … cryptographer, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances when I was eighteen months old. Although my mom tells me I must put him in my past, it only makes me more determined to find out what happened to him.
When weird accidents start happening at my school and the vice principal is involved in a deadly incident, I don’t see it as a coincidence. After launching my own investigation, with the aid of an unexpected set of allies calling themselves the White Knights, I discover a threat far greater than I ever could have imagined.
I could take my discoveries to the authorities, but my own investigative methods would be at risk. Can anyone say hacking? No, it’s up to me to set things right. My objectives are straightforward: clear the name of the vice principal, learn the truth about my father, and stay alive.
In other words, save the day and try not to look too much like a dork while doing it.
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I love Julie Moffett books and the latest is no exception.
Loner Angel Sinclair is determined to help a favorite teacher who’s in serious trouble. But–and for Angel it’s a HUGE but–she can’t do it alone. Learning social skills and stepping outside her very narrow comfort zone are essential.
With plenty of humor, a didn’t-see-it-coming villain, and bigger stakes saved for the next story, White Knights is a must-read for Lexi fans!
I love the Lexi Carmichael series and now We can also read about Angel Sinclair. White Knights is a great way to share an age/maturity tailored series with the teenie boppers in your life. They will live the adventure!
Love how these teenagers went from loners to a well oiled machine, the way they worked together. fast thinking, take action with out doubt, doing the impossible. This book took me back to high school and cheered as the geeks were winners. I spent time cheering and, well, yelling. thank you for such a page turning book
MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK
I usually don’t read YA books, but I love the cover of the this one so I wanted to give it a try, and I am very glad I did. Though this book is mostly about high school kids, it is still a fun and interesting book to read, and I love the mysteries surrounding the story.
This is Angel’s first day as a senior at the special school for gifted students. Angel is an exceptionally smart student, outsmarting most of her peers. The only thing Angel did like was social skills. Angel would much rather be by herself clicking away at her keyboard than to be socializing with students her age. When an accident happened to the school principal, Angel suddenly had more friends rallying around her as she helped try to help solve the mystery of what was going on with the principal and in their school. And there was another mystery going on as well, they one concerning her father’s disappearance when she was very young.
This is such an enjoyable story, very well written by author Julie Moffett. I love that the story is clean and fun for teens as well as tweens, parents don’t need to worry about inappropriate surprises in the book. This is my first book from Ms. Moffett but I will be watching more books from this author in the future. If you enjoy a good mystery as an adult, this book isn’t perfect for you as well.
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It’s very appealing to both younger readers-it is focused on relationships not sex. And is interesting to older readers because it shows that brains and loyalty to friends can be entertaining and fun! Cleverness and geekiness makes Angel Sinclair a heroine to cheer for in this story as she seeks an answer to her fathers disappearance and investigates a deadly accident.
White Knights by Julie Moffet was a intriguing introduction into the YA/NA geek world. It was great fun meeting Angel Sinclair and watch as she comes out of her self-imposed loner status. She’s smart, funny (even when she doesn’t mean to be)and a geek extraordinaire. Frankie and Wally are also great secondary characters as they join Angela (whether she wants them to or not) to solve a mystery that involves her favorite school administrator, Mr. Matthews, who has had her back throughout the previous school year. The action drug me into the book and with their being a secondary mystery regarding Angel’s missing father, I didn’t want to put the book down. Although the mystery regarding Mr. Matthews is resolved the other is not and I’m already looking forward to the next book in this series.
She does it again. Julie Moffett turns the cyberworld into a land of intrigue attainable by all. The book targets NA and YA audiences with youthful but genius characters but this OL (old lady) absolutely loved it. Having had students in the past who can out think typical smart adults, I have no trouble seeing Angel and her friends attack a problem that adults don’t even see. As a fan of the Lexi Carmichael series, I was delighted to see old friends supporting this group of high school white-hat hackers. One isn’t a hacker but she is able to back up her friends with a great attitude an a special skill set of her own. While the premise might seem unbelievable to many, the portrayal of these kids and the issues they face as students feels realistic. I never knew and Angel, but there was at least one Wally and more than once Frankie in my life. One element of each of Miss Moffett’s characters that I love is the heart they bring to the challenges they face. They are not people people but the care for others and stand up for them. That is where the name Frankie gave their group came from, the desire to stand for others.