The Zee Files
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Fans of the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books will love this spin-off series that follows Zee's new adventures across the pond—in London!
MOM'S CHOICE AWARDS® Gold Recipient
2021 American Fiction Awards Finalist, Young Adult category
Winner, 2022 IndieReader Discovery Awards
Mackenzie ("Zee") Blue Carmichael has never eaten fish 'n' chips, never slept away from home longer than a few nights, and knows nothing about London. But after her family relocates for her dad's new job, 13-year-old Zee leaves her old life in California behind for a new one in England.
Zee lands in London and at her new boarding school, The Hollows, hoping to find new friends and jump-start her music career. All of that proves difficult between a chilly roommate, a BFF who's gone MIA, and distractions from the poshest—and cutest—student in her grade. Will Zee thrive in her new environment, and will London end up not being so bad after all?
What readers are saying about The Zee Files:
★★★★★ “My daughter read this in just over a day!”
★★★★★ “Got this for my daughter for her 10th birthday! We read it together and absolutely LOVED the book!”
★★★★★ “We gave this book to my niece, and she loved it! She can't wait to see what happens next in the second book.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this character-driven series starter spun off from the Mackenzie Blue series, California girl Mackenzie "Zee" Blue Carmichael and her family are moving to London, and red-haired, olive-skinned Zee is headed to year nine at an English boarding school. The posh Hollows Creative Arts Academy boasts a renowned music program as well as a commitment to environmental responsibility, two things close to Zee's heart, but Zee feels cut off from old friends. Working to stay connected with them, she creates the Zee Files, a private, secure file-sharing system, "like a virtual scrapbook" where "our pictures, audio files, video, homework, songs, artwork, news clips, and stuff can all live in one place." At the Hollows, meanwhile, she interacts with acquaintances new and old, including blond Jasper, a friend from California; roommate Jameela, a ballerina cued as of South Asian heritage; handsome and wealthy musician Archie, who reads as white; fellow vegetarian Tom, depicted with dark skin; and blond Izzy, a popular YouTuber. Wells's (Honest June) slice-of-life plotting, told in text message exchanges and a sometimes formal voice, focuses on character introductions over story stakes, holding some arcs' wrap-ups for the next installment. Occasional b&w illustrations by Miller Jamison (This Is a School) foreground characters and their surroundings. Ages 9–12.
