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The Black Market
The Black Market
Jed Alexander

When Martin’s great-aunt brings him an unusual pair of shoes, Martin is determined to find the strange marketplace where she bought them—the Black Market, a constantly relocating swap meet where the world’s strangest and most dangerous items are exchanged by some very suspicious (and disguised) characters. Though his aunt has sworn him to secrecy, he enlists the help of his best friend Jess to find the Black Market on Halloween. Soon, Martin trades his shoes for the legendary Bag of Dirty Tricks and discovers that not all fun is good and harmless.

Author-artist Jed Alexander's debut novel is filled with scares, determined, relatable kids, and uncanny pranks; accompanied by Alexander's classic-style and atmospheric illustrations.

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Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
The Black Market review by Aria
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The Black Market is an imaginative middle-grade adventure novel by Jed Alexander that mixes mystery with suspense and a pinch of heartfelt emotion.

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Martin has a cool, mysterious great aunt who always brings back souvenirs for him from her world travels. This time, she brought him back a rare pair of shoes and lets him in on a secret - the existence of a place called the Black Market. The Black Market is a market that only pops up on Halloween night, and can be anywhere in the world. Martin tells his friend Jess the secret, and they decide to look for the Black Market. By the end of Halloween night, Martin has obtained a "bag of dirty tricks," even though he's not sure what that means.

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