The Takeover by Mandy Gonzalez

The Takeover

Mandy Gonzalez

Aladdin · Paperback · April 1, 2025

Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this fourth and final novel in the Fearless middle grade series from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a young thespian and emerging influencer whose social media gets hacked.

Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
April’s stolen account turns her follower milestone into a scramble to reclaim her online presence.
Themes
Performing and ambition, Social media and online identity, Friendship and teamwork
Pacing
Fast

About this book

Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this fourth and final novel in the Fearless middle grade series from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a young thespian and emerging influencer whose social media gets hacked. Twelve-year-old April DaSilva loves performing—and connecting with fans on her social media accounts. Thanks to her role in the hit Broadway show Our Time, she is close to reaching a huge follower milestone.

Continue reading

In celebration, she’s hosting a contest: three lucky followers will win a special backstage tour and tickets to the show. April feels on top of the world, but her brother isn’t so thrilled about her attention always being glued to a screen. His warnings don’t bother April. What’s wrong with wanting more followers and likes? When meet and greet day arrives, the Squad helps make the event special. All goes without a hitch until April attempts to log into her social media…it’s gone. Her previous posts have been erased, and a new one that April didn’t make pops up. It’s even worse than she thought…she’s been hacked. The Squad tries to uncover the culprit while April becomes a puppet of her stolen account—desperately trying to keep up with the public appearances promised in her name until she can reclaim ownership of the online presence she’s worked so hard for. But she suddenly has much more to worry about when it’s announced that the entire Squad has outgrown their roles in Our Time and may soon be replaced…

April’s Stolen Account

April’s stolen account turns her follower milestone into a scramble to reclaim her online presence.

Come here for

  • April’s hacked social media account and the public appearances promised in her name
  • A backstage contest, a Broadway show, and a threatened cast change

Expect

  • A young performer navigating social media attention
  • The Squad trying to uncover who hacked April’s account

Where it sits

Theater Stories95%
Growing Up65%
Friendship50%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Mysteries & Detective Stories
  • Theater Stories
  • Friendship
Authors
Mandy Gonzalez
Publisher
Aladdin
Published
April 1, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Performing and ambition · Social media and online identity · Friendship and teamwork
Reading lane
Mysteries & Detective Stories