![]() ![]() With the help of more traditional governmental agencies, the agents of V.A.C.U.U.M. As long as the reader does not apply a filter of realism, this is a story that can be enjoyed. This story is good clean adventure fun for the YA market. The story is entertaining, the boys often find themselves engaging in actions without a great deal of pre-planning. Who would ever have pictured their joining forces with the good guys, Mongoose, in a heroic attempt to foil Cobras latest nefarious plot It is not long before. Even to the point where they are shooting people and directly engaging the evil organization. The story has the boys engaging in very dangerous actions, going beyond what most teen boy characters in adventure stories do. Finally, the actions of the boys are similar to the Hardy Boys series of detective stories. Given the evil organization that is well funded with a top-notch base of operations, there are many similarities to the James Bond series. Secret Agents Four is typical of his tightly crafted mysteries, with clues there in the text, if you happen to notice them. ![]() In all, Donald Sobol wrote over 65 books, mostly mysteries, for both children and adults. Orv is a genius inventor and is capable of flying a plane, so the story has some elements of the Tom Swift boy inventor series. Secret Agents Four was published in 1967, in the middle of Encyclopedia’s popularity. Their associate Mary is made an honorary member of their organization and she practices martial arts and knows all of the important exclamations. About Secret Agents Four - Little did Ken and his buddies-Orv, Horseshoes, and Bo-know just how exciting their summer was to be. Entdecke SECRET AGENTS FOUR von Donald J. Mongoose is a governmental anti-espionage agency and there is an evil organization called Cobra that is operating in Florida, where the boys live. Together they form Volunteer Agents Crusading Unsteadily Under Mongoose or V. Orv, Bo, Horseshoes and Ken are a group of boys in their middle teens that are interested in adventure. I don't know if it's better, but it's original. Skip your cash-grab teen James Bond stories (not written by Fleming) and read this instead. There was a helicopter, as noted on the cover. ![]() What I do recall is 4 t(w)eens thwarting the plan of some Blofeld wannabe who wanted to poison a water resvoir. At any rate, what I found instead of 007 was this book. In hindsight, I'm thinking Bond might have been a bit too salty for a 7th or 8th grader, maybe not. I went into my school library looking for a James Bond book (not knowing who Ian Fleming even was) or something along those lines. ![]() I ended up reading a lot of media tie-ins for adults (Star Wars, etc.), because there really were few options, and well, I loved Star Wars.Īnyways, in the 90's, there weren't a ton of books that were especially compelling for teens to read. Sobol, author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown books, tickles his readers curiosity (and funny bone) in this hilarious tale of friendship. If we wanted vampire (b)romances, we read Anne Rice. The 29th - and final - book in the Encyclopedia Brown series was published three months after Sobol's death in 2012.When I was a teen, there were not the shelves and shelves of YA books that you see now. Sobol, the author behind Encyclopedia Brown and Two-Minute Mysteries. In addition to his very popular books for children, Sobol wrote several nonfiction books, and he wrote and contributed to magazines under a variety of pen names. Secret Agents Four is a 1967 book written by Donald J. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him a Special Edgar Award for his Encyclopedia Brown series in 1975. He started writing the Two-Minute Mysteries series in 1959, and he started writing his popular Encyclopedia Brown mystery series for children in 1963. In the 1950s he moved to Miami to pursue writing full-time. He worked in New York for several years, working his way up from copy boy to reporter for the New York Sun, and then working for the New York Daily News, and worked there for two years. Secret Agents Four was published in 1967, in the middle of Encyclopedia’s popularity. After the war, he got a degree from Oberlin College. Donald Sobol is best known for his Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective series. Sobol () ISBN: Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. He graduated from the Fieldston School in New York City in 1942 and joined the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. Secret Agents Four (Adventure Library) by Donald J. Sobol was born and raised in New York City. ![]()
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