Title: THE
INVENTOR’S SECRET
Author: Chad
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
March 2013
ISBN: 978-1-609073268
Genre: Young
adult
Imagine a
school in the year 2074 where students don't read history, but watch it happen
around them; where running in gym class isn't around a track, but up a virtual
mountain; and where learning about animals means becoming one through an
avatar.
Welcome to Cragbridge Hall, the most advanced and prestigious school in the world. Twin siblings Abby and Derick Cragbridge are excited as new students to use their famed grandfather's inventions that make Cragbridge Hall so incredible. But when their grandfather and parents go missing, the twins begin following a trail of clues left by their grandfather. They must find out where their family is, learn who they can trust, and discover what secrets are hidden within Cragbridge Hall.
Abby and Derick soon realize they are caught in a race with a fierce adversary to discover their grandfather's greatest secret--a dangerous discovery that could alter both history and reality.
Welcome to Cragbridge Hall, the most advanced and prestigious school in the world. Twin siblings Abby and Derick Cragbridge are excited as new students to use their famed grandfather's inventions that make Cragbridge Hall so incredible. But when their grandfather and parents go missing, the twins begin following a trail of clues left by their grandfather. They must find out where their family is, learn who they can trust, and discover what secrets are hidden within Cragbridge Hall.
Abby and Derick soon realize they are caught in a race with a fierce adversary to discover their grandfather's greatest secret--a dangerous discovery that could alter both history and reality.
THE INVENTOR’S
SECRET is the first book in the Cragbridge
Hall series, is a science fiction/fantasy / history book wrapped in one.
The twins, Abby and Derick must travel through time to find their missing
family and unravel clues left by the grandfather.
My daughter
(age 11) thought THE INVENTOR’S SECRET would be a great book, but she
apparently loves science fiction/fantasy as much as I do (not much) so she
didn’t care much for the book. She rated it one star. Disappointing. I decided
I’d give it a try to see what I thought of it. The writing style slips out of
point of view a lot, but most readers (including my daughter) wouldn’t know
what that means. I found it pulled me out of the story and I couldn’t turn off
the internal editor to get past it. But otherwise, the story is not badly
written. It has a lot of interesting details, and enough adventure to satisfy
the most adventurous. Plus it’s a unique way to teach history to young
adults. Age range is ages 9 – 12, grades
3 – 7. $17.99 hardcover. 352 pages.
Here's the book trailer for Cragbridge Hall: The Inventor’s Secret by Chad Morris
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