Published in 1971, this 62-page book is in turns interesting, and faintly disgusting. Illustrated by Jean Zallinger. On Goodreads I learned that the author also wrote The Magic Schoolbus series.
Lots of action. Not a lot of deep thinking required to read. I love the Coast Guard! I probably would have joined the Coast Guard but I figured you probably had to be able to swim, and that's a problem for me. Is there a sequel? 'Cause this one kinda left me hanging, story-wise. But, COAST GUARD IN SPACE!!
SPELLED AUTHORS NAME WRONG!! FIX IT!! SHOULD BE "Myke"
The author's parents move to Maine, buy a piece of land from Helen and Scott Nearing, and start an organic farm. I REALLY enjoyed reading this memoir as I have read of the Nearings in Mother Earth News back in the day. From reading this I am sure I did not have the gumption to go "back to the land". Excellent book! Read the Uncorrected Proof edition.
The world's youngest arch-ciminal genius is now 13. He finds out his father is being held for ransom, and in the Lower Elements the goblins are revolting. Enjoyably clever!
The boy criminal has to get the technology he stole back from the fiend who stole it from him, to save the fairy land from being discovered. Very good.
Benny's Da is transferred to Tunesia. Benny misses Ireland, and hurling, but makes a friend in Omar, a poor local. Tramatic events ensue.
Words I Had To Look Up:
Rider To The Sea (pg.247) -- An Irish play by John Millington Synge. Hurley (pg. 2) -- Stick used in the Irish game of Hurling.
Quote:
He was of the Father Barry school of coaching, where nothing good ever came of encouragement. Fear of consequences was the only way to make a young chap learn. (pg. 142)
Contains the books Fly Paper and Hush Money. In the first one Nolan has the bad luck to be on an airliner that is highjacked. In the second Nolan goes to Des Moines to maybe clean up a problem there, smooth some things out, and said things go bad, to my mind.
Quote:
"...and tons of stereo equipment, enough wattage in the latter to power a fair-size radio station." -- Huh?
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...one of the flight attendants came walking down, checking to see if all smokes were out and seatbelts fastened. -- Those were the days!
Quarry is a hitman. After completing a hit he finds that someone had killed his partner and stolen their money. He decides to find out who it was. First book in the series.