McNab, Andy & Rigby, Robert. Traitor.McNAB, Andy & RIGBY, Robert. Traitor TRAITOR, crimes. One guilty of treason. 2. The punishment of a traitor is death. . Penguin, Putnam. 269p. c2005.0-399-24464-6. $15.99. JS * McNab is an experienced (highly decorated) British soldier and Rigby has written extensively for children. Their combined efforts here make for a compelling thriller with highly realistic details about covert operations. The main character, Danny, is 17 years old and has just been rejected by the British army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the governments and armed forces of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. because he is told that his grandfather, Fergus Watts Fergus Watts (born September 21, 1985) was an England-born Australian rules football player with the AFL's Adelaide Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Watts was a forward line player. , is a traitor. In a fury, Danny (an orphan) goes on a search for the missing grandfather, with the help of his friend Elena, who is a computer whiz. This is a set-up: a real traitor in the secret services wants to find Fergus and eliminate him, using Danny as bait to get Fergus to reveal his whereabouts. Danny does locate Fergus and is persuaded that he is innocent, and the two set about to clear Fergus's name and nail the real traitor. Here is when the reader, and Danny, find out how to stay hidden. There are detailed instructions about discovering tails, establishing an ERV ERV expiratory reserve volume. ERV abbr. expiratory reserve volume ERV expiratory reserve volume. (emergency rendezvous), and so forth, enough to satisfy the most reluctant reader. An added asset is the courage and intelligence of Elena, Danny's friend. The story ends satisfactorily but with plenty of openings for a sequel. We hope there will be one. (Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : this is starred not because it's great literature, but because it has tremendous appeal.) Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
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