Pages 1, 27, 112, 120 and 156 contain a character's exclamation of either, "Oh, God" or ohmygod or "God". In the USA there are over 247 million Christians, over 6 million Jews and over 2.6 million Muslims. Christians and Jews are admonished in Exodus 20:7 to "not take the Lord's name in vain", in fact, Exodus 20:7 also states the Lord will not leave unpunished the man who misuses His name. Muslims, likewise, honor the name of God. The author's decision to take the Lord's name in vain will influence young readers to do likewise. Such guidance from the author is disappointing and should be reconsidered by the author in subsequent works. Solving Zoe was really cute. The plot and the characters made the book really fun. What I liked best about Solving Zoe was Zoe, the main character. She had a ton of character and I thought it was interesting that she was extremely good at ciphers. I tried looking at them and solving them...no such luck. Haha. Anyway, I thought Zoe was pretty in-depth person. She is really creative and I really liked that color code where 4=blue and so on [4 is the only one I remember:]. And Lucas, he is a genius. Omg. There were some parts where I don't believe that he's only a 6th grader. Sometimes he seems really mature and grown-up but other times when he seems like what he is - a 6th grader. Like the part where he puts notes in people's locker because he wanted to show others what he thought of them. It was pretty immature but then again, there were times when he's a genius. Like trying to solve Mayan codes for his parents - things that no one could ever do.This book is for a fun, relaxing, short read. So if you have time, pick this book up and learn about ciphers. :)
What do You think about Solving Zoe (2009)?
I think everyone can relate to this book. At some point everyone feels left out and over shadowed.
—gema91
