By David Solomons (author) , Miguel Diaz Rivas (illustrator) Part of the Spyglass series
"The summer holidays are anything but boring in this hilarious action-adventure."
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It’s the summer holidays and Adam and his friends, Taylor and Zada, are looking forward to lazing in the sun, but when a seemingly mundane grocery delivery catapults them into the world of eccentric scientists and megalomaniacs, all their plans are forgotten.
An exciting action, adventure story with the feel of a classic kids vs. evil baddie story, but this time with 22nd century style technology. From bikes that fly to hi-tech scuba suits masquerading as rubber ducks, the inventions are increasingly bonkers and hilarious. These are gadgets and weapons James Bond could only dream of!
Dr Toe, the evil chiropodist leader of a shadowy, underground crime organisation set on revenge and world domination, is a perfect over-the-top bad guy. His plan to take over the world using mind-controlling trainers is sure to appeal to young readers. Whilst Professor Godspeed is a quintessential mad but good (ish) scientist.
Adam and his friends work well as a team, but I found it interesting that they were of upper Key Stage 3 age. They read a little younger than that, I’d have guessed they were around 11 years old. This doesn’t impact the enjoyability of the story though, in fact their age means this is the perfect book for young teens and near-teens who want to read about characters a little older than them but aren’t yet ready to step into the YA market.
A fun, quick-moving summer holiday action adventure.
The first book in a laugh-out-loud new series of hilarious, action-packed spy adventures from number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author, David Solomons. If you like James Bond with a dash of Johnny English, this is for you...
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When Adam and his friends accidentally reveal the secret location of ex-MI6 quartermaster, Professor Goodspeed, they don't expect supervillains to turn up on their doorstep, looking for his most dangerous invention. Drawn into a dastardly plot, the friends must rescue the Professor and take on evil Dr Toe and all his henchmen to boot.
It's going to take buckets of bravery, a truckload of gadgets - including a flying bike, a robot-shark shield and, the deadliest of weapons, a glitter glue grenade - along with A LOT of luck to defeat the bad guys and stop them taking over the world.
At least the summer holidays won't be boring...
A shorter, fast-paced, funny adventure series, packed with black-and-white illustrations that will please readers of all abilities
Look out for Spyglass: Coldfinger
David Solomon s is the award-winning author of the My Brother is a Superhero series. He spent much of his childhood playing with Star Wars Agures and trying to make toy lightsabers jump into his hand using only the power of the Force (and a rubber band). At the age of four and a half, he was dismayed to learn he needed glasses, protesting that James Bond didn't wear specs.
He now lives in Dorset with his two children, Luke and Lara.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Funny, Thrillers, Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 9+, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem was written by David Solomons and published by Nosy Crow
Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem has 228 pages
Yes it is part of Spyglass series
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