BOOK REVIEW: Secret of Abbott's Cave
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by: Laura V. Hilton
Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Secret of Abbott’s Cave
Author: Max Elliot Anderson
Publisher: Tweener Press
ISBN: 0-9752880-0-8
Genre: Inspirational/Juvenile/Fiction
Eleven-year-old Randy Wilcox and his friends, Stewart, Jeff, and Hal, think that life in New Market, Virginia, is boring. They are hoping that their little town is more exciting than they think it is, so they buy a police scanner. Besides, they want to own their own detective agency someday, so knowing police codes could come in handy.
A class on caves fills a Saturday, and when a teacher assigns a report about different aspects of cave life and safety, the boys decide to camp overnight and explore a cave on Jeff’s uncle’s property. It is private, so the boys should be completely safe. Finally, after much discussion, Randy’s parents agree he can go.
While the boys are getting ready for the camping trip, news come across the scanner of a bank robbery. This sounds exciting! The boys decide to continue with their plans for the weekend and continue packing—after all, the bank robbers will be long gone and their trip will be completely uneventful—or will it?
Secret of Abbott’s Cave is an exciting read guaranteed to keep the interest of even the most reluctant reader. It is full of information about caves—so readers who are interested in spelunking will enjoy it too. The boys act like any other eleven-year-old boys – full of life and excitement, ready to take the world on.
I didn’t find anything I disliked about Secret of Abbott’s Cave. It held my interest from page one—and my twelve-year-old son is anxious to get his hand on the book and read it for himself. Police codes are included at the back of the book. Pick up Secret of Abbott’s Cave for your favorite eight- to thirteen-year-old today.