Book Overview
In this daring cryptozoology adventure, will two teens be able to prove the existence of creatures long thought to be made-up? After their parents are lost in an accident, thirteen-year old twins Grace and Marty are whisked away to live with their Uncle Wolfe--an uncle that they didn't even know they had. The intimidating Uncle Wolfe is an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids, mysterious creatures whose existence has never been proven. Just as the twins and their uncle are getting to know one another, Wolfe finds out that his nemesis, Dr. Blackwood, is headed to a Congolese jungle to poach a dinosaur and her clutch. Wolfe has to mobilize his team immediately if he wants to beat Blackwood to the jungle. And his team does not include the twins. But Grace and Marty aren't easily left behind. With breakneck daring, they literally drop into the Congo. Through a series of perilous adventures, they uncover long-buried secrets about their own identities and that of their uncle. Now the twins must play a high-stakes game, where the prize is a dinosaur egg, and the penalty is death.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0786851619
ISBN13:9780786851614
Release Date:December 2004
Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Length:348 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 8.5"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
BEST BOOK EVER!!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
THIS BOOK IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. IT'S FULL OF MYSTERY AND ACTION. IT'S FUNNY! THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE GRACE AND MARTY WHO ARE TWINS AND NEAR THE END OF THE BOOK THERE IS A BIG SUPRISE! THEIR UNCLE WHO THEY GO TO LIVE WITH IS ACTUALLY GRACE'S.... YOU'LL HAVE TO READ IT TO FIND OUT.
Dylan - a great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
While in a boarding school, Marty and Grace find out that there parents have been in a terrible helicopter crash in the middle of the jungle, and their parents chances of survival are very slim. That is when everything changes. They then find out that there is a family member out there that they didn't even know existed. It is there uncle Travis Wolfe and he lives on an island by himself. Travis is there only family left, so they are then flown to his island. They find out that Travis is really big into crypto-zoology , and was going on a trip into the jungle about two weeks after there arrival. Grace and Marty's trip back to boarding school turns out with them lost in the jungle, alone. They also find out some long hidden secrets about there family, and that they are not brother and sister. Grace and Marty are finally rescued after a couple of weeks in the jungle, and return back home safe. I really liked this book because it is full of adventure, and it was very hard to have to stop reading , if I could have I would have read non- stop all the way through the book. This book was great!
- a really good book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Grace and Marty are at a boarding school when they find out that there parents are dead. They are then forced to go live with there uncle Travis that they didn't even know existed. Uncle Travis lives on an island and he is big into crypto zoology. On a trip to find the last living dinosaur on earth, they run into big problems. They have to fight to survive out in the middle of the jungle. Throughout there journey, Grace and Marty reveal some long hidden secrets about there Uncle Travis. Brave and daring, they end up leaving the jungle safely, with the bad guys left behind. I really liked this book because it keeps you reading. You get to some good parts in the book and you don't want to stop. This would be a great book to come out with a sequel. Another reason I really like this book is because I really like adventure books, and this book is full of adventure.
crypid hunters
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This book was great. When you start to read this book you just can't stop because one thing leads to anther.Even the begging was good.After they dropped into the Congo I thought it was cool the girl Grace followed the parrot.Also when she had dreams that where really meomories.I think it weird hom the one guy tried to kill Dr.Wolfe, but the two kids save him.The collest part was when the girl found out that Dr.Wolfe was really her dad and not her uncle.Her mom is the dauther of her real father's enemy and a very evil guy that has a lot of money.The way her evil grandfather treated her was alful.
A Must Read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Roland Smith has again created a story with intriguing characters and a plot with surpising details and an unpredictable series of events. The O'Hara twins capture the reader's heart with their complex personalities and unique sense of humor. Their Unlce Wolfe is a strong and brave character who the twins depend on for saving them. I read this aloud to my 5th grade class and they begged for me to read more each day. Well worth the investment of time to enjoy a great story.
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