Thursday, August 19, 2010

Independence Hall and The White House

by Roland Smith
I.Q. #1 & #2
1 - Caver County Library, paperback, 293 pages
2 - Ben B's copy, hardcover, 256 pages
genre: YA spy fiction

Cliffhanger! Book 2 ends with Malak just having kidnapped the president's daughter, Bethany. The plot is strange, but the storytelling is delightful. Q (short for Quest) is the son of singer Blaze (and an absent guitar player father). When Blaze marries Roger, another musician and songwriter, Q gains an odd stepsister in Angela Tucker. Book one takes place in the week after the wedding. Book two takes place in one day.

Think James Bond or Jason Bourne written for young adolescents. Enjoyable.

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