Odom, Mel. Hunter's league, volume one.ODOM ODOM Opening Doors Opening Minds (youth travel program) , Mel. Hunter's league, volume one. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 252p. c2005. 0-68986608-9. $5.99. JS This begins a series of adventures set in 19th-century London, with a group of friends battling sinister men determined to undermine the British government, seizing power and wealth. The main character is Matthew, whose mother was murdered as his father tried to catch the bad guys. Matthew's father is present at the beginning of this book, obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with bringing down the men who killed his beloved wife. Soon he too is murdered. Joining Matthew are his friend Paul, another aristocrat, and Gabriel, a Cockney Cockney Bow Bells famous bell in East End of London; “only one who is born within the bell’s sound is a true Cockney.” [Br. Hist.: NCE, 347] Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. thief. The action includes fighting off mechanical gargoyles gargoyles medieval European church waterspouts; made in form of grotesque creatures. [Architecture: NCE, 1046] See : Ugliness , stealing into a museum to examine a mummy, and wading through foul sewers while carrying a sawed-off mummy's head. At the end of the story, the evil-doers are still at large, but the friends have survived the first round; more adventure is coming in future volumes. The young men in this league are brave, intelligent, independent heroes, and their opponents are powerful. There are elements of fantasy and horror, but basically this is an adventure story. Mel Odom has written many books for teenagers, and he knows his audience well. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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