SIX
By M.M.Vaughn
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderberry Books
Published: May 12, 2015
ISBN: 9781481420693
Amazon Synopsis:
Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Action &
Adventure / General
Parker and his sister will do
whatever it takes to find their father in this adventure packed with action and
mystery from the author of The Ability and Mindscape.
Parker and his family share a secret:
they can, with the help of advanced technology, communicate between themselves
through their thoughts.
When Parker, his dad, and sister Emma move to New York three years after his mother’s death, Parker is having a hard time. He misses London and his friends, his father is distracted with his new job, and Emma is looking out for him instead of the other way around.
And then Parker’s dad, on the cusp of a technological breakthrough, is kidnapped. Thanks to a message his dad sent via thoughts before the signal cut off, Parker is suddenly on a rescue mission. Now Parker and Emma, along with their friend Michael and Polly the pig, must find this person—the only link to their father—but the search asks more questions than it answers. But all the signs point to one thing: the company his dad works for is up to something big. Huge. A perfectly sinister project that threatens far more than Parker’s family. A project called SIX.
When Parker, his dad, and sister Emma move to New York three years after his mother’s death, Parker is having a hard time. He misses London and his friends, his father is distracted with his new job, and Emma is looking out for him instead of the other way around.
And then Parker’s dad, on the cusp of a technological breakthrough, is kidnapped. Thanks to a message his dad sent via thoughts before the signal cut off, Parker is suddenly on a rescue mission. Now Parker and Emma, along with their friend Michael and Polly the pig, must find this person—the only link to their father—but the search asks more questions than it answers. But all the signs point to one thing: the company his dad works for is up to something big. Huge. A perfectly sinister project that threatens far more than Parker’s family. A project called SIX.
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My Thoughts:
I thoroughly enjoyed
this action/adventure novel written for middle-grade students. It was
fast-paced and exciting. The protagonists, Parker and his deaf sister Emma
along with their friend Michael are extremely resourceful and creative.
Parker, Emma and
their dad share technology that allows them to communicate between themselves
through their thoughts. Emma is also proficient at lip reading and signing.
Parker and Emma’s
dad is almost never around as he is working night and day on a project at his
new job. They’ve been uprooted from their home in London and are being bullied
at school except for the one boy, Michael who has befriended them.
Just on the cusp of
completing his project, Parker’s dad is kidnapped. Fortunately due to the
message he sent Parker via his thoughts before he was taken Parker has a clue
as to how to rescue his dad. But what is this mysterious project? What is so
important about it? This project affects more than just Parker’s family. It’s a
sinister project called SIX.
I liked the bits of
humour that were injected into the book to lighten the tension. It made me
laugh out loud and would be something that would definitely strike the funny
bone of a youngster in the 8 – 12 year old range.
There are lots of
twists and turns in this plot, enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. The
author has developed the characters of Parker and Emma well enough that you
will care about what happens to them.
I don’t believe this
is the last book you’ll see about Project SIX. I’ll be watching for another
one. I gave this one 5 stars out of 5. It was thoroughly enjoyable.
Thank you to the
publisher for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own..
About the Author:
The daughter of South American parents, Monica Meira Vaughan grew up in Spain before moving to London at the age of five where she learnt English by watching Sesame Street and reading every Roald Dahl book she could get her hands on.
She has spent the last eight years working in special needs, mostly with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Monica likes to start writing after midnight and it has been, until recently, her secret hobby. On the weekends she likes to try to catch up on her sleep.
She lives in London, England.
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This sounds like something my son would like. His "to be read" shelf is starting to rival mine in size. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou may even want to add it to your to-read shelf. I enjoyed reading it even though it was labelled for middle-grade.
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