A review by nancyadelman
The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

5.0

A fun and cute story about three, 14 year old boys, Billy, Alf, and Clark, who discover that Vanna White is on the most recent issue of Playboy magazine and set out to find a way to acquire a copy. The three of them come up with a number of ways to get the magazine, and eventually come up with a get rich quick scheme while Billy becomes preoccupied with a girl and a video game. This book is set in 1987 and the book is rich with 1980's details, particularly the Commodore-64 that Billy uses. There were a few unexpected twists and I was able to read this book in two days. I really liked how the author put the story together in such a way that the reader can't tell what's coming. The video game at the heart of the story was actually created for this book and is a playable game on the author's website; a detail I love. I think there was a bit of colorful language. This is just an all around good story appropriate for teens or adults.