Wednesday, January 8, 2014

KITTY HAWK, by Roland Smith (Book 3, I.Q. series)

The story: Q and his sister Angela are back in Book 3 of the "I, Q" series, and so are the terrorists. Angela's mother, Malak Turner, is still in deep cover, posing as her dead twin sister (a terrorist known as The Leopard), and the president's daughter has been kidnapped. The group of retired spies known as SOS (Some Old Spooks) is on their trail--but will they find her soon enough? Or will the terrorists' evil plot become tomorrow's hottest news story?

 
June Cleaver's book ratings: Language: PG; Nudity: G; Sexual Content: G; Substance Abuse: PG; Violence: PG-13; GLBT content: G; Magic & the occult: PG; Adult Themes (terrorists and their actions): PG; Overall rating: PG.

Liz's comments: I've been following this series for maybe four years now, and have really enjoyed it in the past because it was one of a rare breed--a thriller aimed squarely at the middle school crowd. Lots of action, adventure, and even the occasional explosion. KITTY HAWK is the third book in the series (after INDEPENDENCE HALL and THE WHITE HOUSE) and I was expecting more of the same...which I actually got. However, I also got something unexpected and unwelcome in this third book--now all of a sudden, Boone (the old spy brought out of retirement to help his friend Blaze Munoz with security after her marriage to Roger Tucker and the beginning of their new band's tour) is given magical powers and is able to teleport. BOO! What a genre-buster. Maybe MS kids will be able to forgive this never-before-introduced ability, but not me. It's kind of like having the killer in a murder mystery end up being someone you've never encountered in the story--a total breaking of the rules. No bueno. The kids can keep reading it, but I'm done.
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