A Boy Called Duct Tape
Created by:
Christopher Cloud
November 11th, 2012
Pablo Perez is a poor boy, teased at school because of his sneakers held together with duct tape. His mother works at a minimum wage job that has given her arthritis, and his little sister Pia, has a leg that was injured in a car accident. The same car accident that killed their dad.
Pablo's luck seems to change when he dives into a swimming hole to fetch a skipping rock for his sister, but the 'rock' he finds turns out to be a $20 gold coin worth a little more than $6,000. Swindled out of the coin by the Blood brothers, Pablo, Pia, and their cousin Kiki go to the outlaws festival and discover a $1 treasure map. Everyone believes the map is a hoax, except for the Pablo, Pia, and Kiki. With a spelunker, Monroe Huff, they discover the cave and go through harrowing trials to find the lost treasure of Jesse James.
They discover the Blood brothers followed them to their destination when the two groups meet the surviving brother forces them at gunpoint to help him get the treasure for himself. It takes all of their wit to survive this adventure.
First of all I would like to start by saying this was a book written for middle school kids. The simplistic writing style makes it easier for younger ages to understand the story. Despite the limitations imposed by the reading level of middle school children The Boy Called Duct Tape was eloquently written, and captured my attention until all hours of the night.
The children had me rooting for their success and the Blood brothers were adequately portrayed as the greedy treasure hunters they were.
As I said the writing was easy to understand, and the story was well thought out. Christopher Cloud created a brilliant masterpiece filled with adventure, treasure, and greed.
Pablo's luck seems to change when he dives into a swimming hole to fetch a skipping rock for his sister, but the 'rock' he finds turns out to be a $20 gold coin worth a little more than $6,000. Swindled out of the coin by the Blood brothers, Pablo, Pia, and their cousin Kiki go to the outlaws festival and discover a $1 treasure map. Everyone believes the map is a hoax, except for the Pablo, Pia, and Kiki. With a spelunker, Monroe Huff, they discover the cave and go through harrowing trials to find the lost treasure of Jesse James.
They discover the Blood brothers followed them to their destination when the two groups meet the surviving brother forces them at gunpoint to help him get the treasure for himself. It takes all of their wit to survive this adventure.
First of all I would like to start by saying this was a book written for middle school kids. The simplistic writing style makes it easier for younger ages to understand the story. Despite the limitations imposed by the reading level of middle school children The Boy Called Duct Tape was eloquently written, and captured my attention until all hours of the night.
The children had me rooting for their success and the Blood brothers were adequately portrayed as the greedy treasure hunters they were.
As I said the writing was easy to understand, and the story was well thought out. Christopher Cloud created a brilliant masterpiece filled with adventure, treasure, and greed.
A free copy of this book was provided by the author for this review.
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