Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists and Flaming Arrows by Robert Muchamore

13-year-old Robin becomes a fugative after his dad is arrested by corrupt cops.

This Robin Hood is a kind of nerdy hacker with some impressive archery skills, living in a modern Britain where the rich rule and the poor are pushed to the margins. This rewrite of the legend has Robin and John as brothers, Guy Gisbourne as the local gangster, and Sheriff Marjorie as the CEO of a huge corporate enterprise.

But the story really takes off when Robin and John have to escape Gisbourne's thugs and Robin is taken in by the Maid family. The duo, Robin and Marion, are very relatable characters whose friendship is both heartwarming to readers and, at times, cringingly confusing for them. I loved their banter and (as a massive Robin Hood geek,) the whisper of romance that might develop in the later books in the series.

It's fast-paced action with sharp dialogue, rebellious and real. It’s just the kind of story that gets reluctant readers hooked.

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