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BOOK NAMES: Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Quest for Aztec Gold (Mexico) and The Deadly Race to Space (Russia) (Books 9 and 10 in the series)

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Singer Hunt


Jack's back!

Remember how much DogEared blogger Parker loved the earlier book, Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers?? Pwilly pew poo? (Phew! Tongue-twister!) Really you do?

For those of you who have been reading along in the series about the 9-year-old secret agent, books 9 and 10 are here. Jack continues to travel the globe in search of his missing older brother Max. He's also still solving international crimes along the way as a secret agent for the Global Protection Force. This time his adventures take him to Russia and Mexico.

In The Deadly Race to Space, Jack must travel to Russia to rescue the chief engineer of the Mars space program--his dad!--um, without letting his dad discover that he is a secret agent.


And in The Quest for Aztec Gold. Jack has to stop the world's most dangerous treasure hunter from stealing Montezuma's gold. He travels to ancient temples to track down the thieves. Still plenty of cool gadgets, including the awesome Flyboard to keep each book action-packed. Plus, cool plot twists to keep you guessing what's gonna happen next!

You don't need to read 'em in order to enjoy. Each one is a story within itself. 

BOOK NAME: Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Pursuit of The Ivory Poachers
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Singer Hunt



Jack is a 9-year-old secret agent who lives in England and works for the Global Protection Force. He has a small globe named Whizzy that tells him where to go on each adventure. In this book, which is the sixth in a series, Whizzy tells Jack that he's needed in the country of Kenya, which is in Africa. Jack goes there and meets Chief Abasi, who show him how people are shooting and killing elephants for their ivory tusks and skins. Jack finds these people, who are called poachers, and uses transformer dust to turn them into different endangered animals, like elephants and rhinoceros. The dust only lasts for an hour, but Jack wanted them to know what it was like to be hunted. When they turned back into people, they were hauled off by the police.

I think Jack Stalwart is really cool because of all the magic gear he gets to use as a secret agent, such as his watch phone, his special backpack, his transformer dust and Whizzy. I also liked all the action in this book. I want to read some of the other books about Jack and I would suggest reading this one, if you haven't read a Jack Stalwart book yet.

BOOK NAME: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
AUTHOR: Robert C. O'Brien

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is about a mouse named Mrs. Frisby who lives on a farm. Every year Mrs. Frisby has to move or else the plow will kill her family. She was married to Jonathan who died last summer.

Mrs. Frisby's son Timothy was sick and wasn't strong enough to move, so their friend, a crow named Jeremy, took her to the owl who told her to go to the rats where she met Brutus and Justin. The two rats knew Jonathan because once they lived by a farmer's market and everyday the rats would get food there. One time, they got captured and taken to NIMH - a laboratory with rats and mice, where they got shots which gave them super-long lifespan and super-smarts...they could even read and write!. One day the rats found a way to get out - through the air conditioning - and they took the mice with them. When the strong air conditioning blew, all the mice blew back, except for two, Jonathan and Mr. Ages.

The rats helped the Frisby family move, but Mrs. Frisby got captured by the farmer, and Justin helped her escape. They eventually did move the house and that's the end of part one.

The scientists from NIMH went to find the rats who lived under a rose bush. The scientists mowed down the rosebush and shot a poison gas into the rats' hole. Brutus fell and two brave rats went to help Brutus who breathed in the poison. Mrs. Frisby saw Mr. Ages helping Brutus and went to help. Finally Brutus got better and they all moved to Thorn Valley. Once Timothy was better they moved to their summer home where Mrs. Frisby told all of her kids the story of the Rats and NIMH.

I liked the book because with every twist you don't know what's going to happen. If you liked the other book I reviewed, Despereaux, then you'll definitely like Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

BOOK NAME: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
AUTHOR: Adapted by Tracey West


I'm reviewing Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the kid's book based on the new movie. The story takes place in between Episode 2 and Episode 3 during the Clone Wars. The clones are led by the Jedi against the droid army who are led by Count Dooku, and secretly Emperor Palpatine.

There are new faces in this book like clone trooper Commander Rex, Jabba the Hutt's son Rotta, Jedi apprentice Ahsoka, and Jabba's uncle Ziro. There are old faces too; Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Asajj Ventress and Jabba the Hutt.

There are two main stories. One is about how Anakin and Ahsoka have to work together as a team, because Ahsoka is Anakin's Jedi apprentice. Anakin doesn't want to be a Master, and Ahsoka doesn't like his commands. The other story is about how Anakin, Ahsoka and the Clone Troopers have to save Rotta from Asajj Ventress. The Jedi are trying to save Rotta so they can get around the Outer Rim easier because Jabba runs those planets.

I liked all the big battles. The biggest was at the beginning between the Clone Troopers and the Droid Army and that was my favorite. Rotta's nickname was "stinky" because he smelled bad. You'll be amazed how small he is compared to his dad Jabba the Hutt!

If you're a Star Wars fan, I think you'll like this book.