jezzebelljc's review
4.0
Secret Agent Ninja Robot Pirate
This is a fun quick read told from the point of view of 7-year-old Terrance, but with an adult overtone that is a completely separate story than the summer vacation that he lives out. My 10 year old son and I both read it and I'm doing a quick review as well as an interview with Zane. - Read the interview by visiting my blog.
The Good
My Summer Vacation with Terrance Wade is an interesting read about a vacation that a boy takes with his mother. It moves at a nice pace and the characters are intriguing. There was an air of mystery to the story that was quite fun. This is because the story is told from the point of view of 7-year-old, Terrance, as a school assignment about his summer vacation. As an adult, I can tell that his mom is taking him without permission since there are cops involved and she sneaks him out of a window, but to Terrance it is all part of a grand adventure with his mom the Super Agent Ninja Robot.
Terrance repeatedly says he knows his mom isn't crazy so he is making up things to have them make sense. It is a very funny ride. I enjoyed jumping into the mind of a 7-year-old and the innocence of him thinking that his mother could take on the world. I like hearing about diabeetles and his mom's 'eat your spinach' look.
The Bad
It's a very short read and I usually prefer longer books that are in a series.
Conclusion
My favorite parts of this story are the prologue and the epilogue (you'd have to read for that to really make sense). It is a nice, funny, short story about a boy who saves the world while seeing a situation in a completely different light than what it is.
This is a fun quick read told from the point of view of 7-year-old Terrance, but with an adult overtone that is a completely separate story than the summer vacation that he lives out. My 10 year old son and I both read it and I'm doing a quick review as well as an interview with Zane. - Read the interview by visiting my blog.
The Good
My Summer Vacation with Terrance Wade is an interesting read about a vacation that a boy takes with his mother. It moves at a nice pace and the characters are intriguing. There was an air of mystery to the story that was quite fun. This is because the story is told from the point of view of 7-year-old, Terrance, as a school assignment about his summer vacation. As an adult, I can tell that his mom is taking him without permission since there are cops involved and she sneaks him out of a window, but to Terrance it is all part of a grand adventure with his mom the Super Agent Ninja Robot.
Terrance repeatedly says he knows his mom isn't crazy so he is making up things to have them make sense. It is a very funny ride. I enjoyed jumping into the mind of a 7-year-old and the innocence of him thinking that his mother could take on the world. I like hearing about diabeetles and his mom's 'eat your spinach' look.
The Bad
It's a very short read and I usually prefer longer books that are in a series.
Conclusion
My favorite parts of this story are the prologue and the epilogue (you'd have to read for that to really make sense). It is a nice, funny, short story about a boy who saves the world while seeing a situation in a completely different light than what it is.
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