Mote

by Chap Reaver and Herbert Reaver

Book Overview

When their friend Mote is accused of murdering a schoolteacher, two teenage boys decide to do everything they can to clear his name. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385301634
• ISBN13: 9780385301633
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Silent Killer

The Silent Killer When a teacher is killed, Mote, the main character is a prime suspect blamed for the murder. Mote has to figure out who killed the teacher fast before he gets sent off to jail. Chris Miller, Motes friend is also helping Mote on the murder case trying to solve this mystery murder with him. He helps Mote look for clues along with two other policemen. While finding the clues they all have to find out who killed the teacher. To find out how or if they find this silent and unheard of killer read this book. I liked this book a lot because it had good derails and it had good characters in the story. The mystery was solved at the right point and it was a good mystery for this book. The suspense level in this book was good and it kept me reading it for a longer time than I would of another book. A lot of other books were like this one in many ways. The mystery is the same in a book called ?Pretend You Don?t See Her.? The mystery in that book was like the mystery in ?Mote.? This book was a good book and it relates to a lot of other books as well.

The Peaceful Killer

In this story, Chris is trying to find a way to make sure his friend Mote doesn't go to jail for a crime that he doesn't commit. Chris tells mote about a teacher that was giving him trouble at school. Within a few days, Chris's is killed and mote is named the prime suspect. Now Chris, with the help of his friend Billy and a police cop, have to prove Mote's innocence before the teal killer gets away. This is a wonderful book. I was very pleased with the author's ability to keep the readers interest while still being able to continue with the plot. During many depressing times in the book, the author Chap Reaver is able to provide some humor for the reader. There are many small stories within the book to help describe the main characters. The display of friendship between Chris and Mote is amazing. Chris is able to risk his life during the book because of his friendship with Mote. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a thrilling book to read with humor and great examples of friendship.

Some books just really stand out in a person's mind...

I read this book when I was in seventh grade. I'm now a freshman in college, and I still think about MOTE quite frequently. There was something about the character of Chris that really appealed to me. I could easily relate to him, even though the story was so unusual... Chap Reaver adds a lot of humor to this novel, too. The chapter that I remember most is the one where Chris's tennis coach is discussing jock straps with him. A book has never made me laugh that hard! I truly loved MOTE and wish that it was still in print -- I would love to have my own copy of it.

Its a well writen book, in which it is easy to relate.

This book is entertaining book that has very believable charecters and a unpredictable plot scheme. The story is mysterious and has more details than are needed. I believe the story is an excelent example of modern writing. The story is witty enough to be funny yet realisticly serious. The story also portrays the small town atmosphere and family life very well,by touching on issues such as divorce. The entire story is written from the main characters point of view, whom is a teenager, and thus the reader follows the character into adulthood. This book contains so many aspects of life that it is a good novel for any litterate age group.

A Great Mystery

I loved this book! I first heard about it when my dad brought home a signed copy (he knew the author personally), and it looked interesting so I read it. It's really good. It gets kind of cliched in some areas but it's really witty and it has a good plot.