Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Super good quality hard back. Can’t beat the price.

My 8 year old son read this within a few hours. He loves the old school Carmen Sandiego and I didn’t realize Netflix has it as well. Well, I got him this for Christmas and then let him watch the new one after he Read this book and he said it was just like the book. He likes reading the books then watching it play out on the screen. A must buy book. He rereads this book almost every other week since Christmas.

having grown up with original Carmen Sandeigo and Waldo I'm glad these classic characters have made a come back. like Disney Malificent movie this story bring a twist that the villian isn't so bad after all as Carmen shows herself a modern day Robin Hood taking from VILE and returning stolen items back to their rightful owners. we learn her back ground and what makes her tick. not to mention a whole new look on Acme Agency and Player.

Great to have this. It appears to follow the first two episodes of the Netflix series, however it has a slight difference of not being verbatim. I have not finished the book yet, but I am hoping that it provides a little additional from Carmen's perspective. I would like to have a book like this every season. :) Looking forward to the adventure books coming this year.

I got this because my 5 year old loved the new show on Netflix, but I didn't read close enough to see that this is basically the retelling of the initial part of that story and is way too long for his reading attention span at this point. If you have a 7+ who likes to read or can sit and listen for longer periods and they like Carmen or the show, this will be a great book for you.

Love this show...the new one is different but just as great & fun as the old one. And this novelization of the show is just the action in the show explained. Show & book are both very enjoyable!!

My daughter loves this show so I had to get her the books and it’s amazing . She’s 10 years old so this helps her read more while enjoying it .

I read this book as a read aloud with my special needs middle school students. They loved it!!

Read it all and I do hope that one day I get the chance to watch the Netflix versions to catch up!

Very good book

This is a nice adaptation of the first two episodes of the series. I enjoyed it

Pertence a meu filho que o leu aos 12 anos de idade

Who In The World Is Carmen Sandiego is certainly never a question that I thought to ask before and I think the answer may divide fans. I have not yet watched the new Netflix series but picked up this book as a bit of a nostalgia trip. However, it turns out that this is not the Carmen I remember from my childhood, which was a little disappointing.However, if taken on its own for its own merit, this story is actually reasonably enjoyable. While we don't discover all of Carmen's origins, it tells the story through flashbacks of how she came to be a noble thief, chronicling her early experiences with VILE and how she came to learn what they stand for.While the story is very easy to read and certainly action-packed, it does not have a lot of depth. Events felt very rushed as the plots of the first two episodes of the series were condensed into this breezy 196 page novel. Yet the prose is crisp and easy to read, making the action easy to follow by anyone who is a fan of the show. While I didn't really gravitate toward the framing (Carmen recounting the story of her youth to someone who already knew most of it), it was a fun light read that did make me want to watch the Netflix series to find out what happens next.While Carmen isn't the best of role models, this series does portray her as having a strong moral compass. She is a great female protagonist in that she is strong, confident and knows what she wants. Her desire to travel and broaden her horizons is very admirable, as is her desire to combat VILE by using their gains to help the needy. I also liked her relationship with the mysterious "Player", who is surprisingly likeable despite never appearing in person.Yet the secondary cast is not quite so strong. A lot of the villains lacked depth or motivation for their behaviour. I mean, VILE openly admit to being evil in their acronym. Tigress is particularly guilty of this, as there is never any real reason for her animosity towards Carmen. Some of the characters also felt a bit stereotypical, particularly the Japanese Ninja "Shadowsan" (who also, frustratingly, was always missing the hyphen before his honorific).Anyhow, in all, there is not much depth to this novel but it makes for a fun light read. It may not spark the nostalgia of an older reader but is great for young fans of the new Netflix series.