BOOK REVIEW: Secret of Abbott's Cave
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by: Jason McDonald
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Title: Secret of Abbott’s Cave
Author: Max Elliot Anderson
Publisher: Tweener Press
ISBN: 0-9752880-0-8
Genre: Inspirational/Juvenile/Fiction
New Market, Virginia seems like just another small town in the middle of nowhere, but it’s also the headquarters for a secret team of private eyes. They are Randy Wilcox, Stewart Adkins, Jeff Stevens, and Hal Conti. Together, they form the Hilton Park Road Detectives Club! Okay, so they’re not world famous detectives. But they hope to be someday. And Secret of Abbott’s Cave tells the story of their greatest adventure, and the greatest mess a bunch of tweeners could get themselves into. And it all starts with a school assignment and a police scanner.
You see, New Market had a lot of caves, and I mean A LOT. One of those caves was on Jeff’s uncle’s farm, and the boys were planning to explore it. But as Randy knew, they would have to learn more about caves first. So when the boys had to write a report regarding the caves in the area, the boys figured everything would fit together perfectly. They’ll do their reports, learn what they need to know in the process, and then go explore the cave.
They had also saved up to buy a police scanner, which is a radio that will pickup transmissions from the local police and fire department’s radios. You can’t talk into it, just listen. Then you can know when something BIG is happening, like a robbery or fire. When the scanner arrived, and the boys hooked it up, the first thing they heard about was a bank robbery. They had no idea they were about to end up in the middle of the search for the crooks
When they finally were able to explore the cave on the farm, they found out that the bank robbers were hiding out in that same cave! To make matters worse, Randy discovered his friends didn’t tell their parents where they were going, like they were supposed to,. And Jeff hadn’t gotten permission from his Uncle to explore the cave, like he said he did. Now they’re lost in the cave, and the bank robbers are hot on their trail. Will they make New Market history, or will they be history? Find out in Max Elliot Anderson’s latest tweener adventure, Secret of Abbott’s Cave!
This book kept me glued until the last letter. I really liked the fact that they had a police scanner, just like I hope to someday. I also enjoyed all the cool facts about caves, and the eternal lesson of honesty and teamwork. This book makes a perfect gift for any tweener! Five stars!