Wednesday, November 12, 2008

As Requested by Ali:

All about Danger Boy:

What you’re talking about, Ali, seems to be a series called “Danger Boy.” The series:

1. Ancient Fire
2. Dino Sword
3. Trail of Bones
4. City of Ruins
5. Fortune’s Fool (not out yet)

*Author: Mark London Williams

*Summary of Book One: Ancient Fire:
In 2019 Eli Sands is a pretty typical kid. He plays Barnstormers, collects baseball 'grams, and spends most of his free time with his vidpad. So what's he doing in the middle of a burning city in ancient Egypt? Standing next to a highly evolved dinosaur from another planet? It all has to do with DARPA and the timesphere experiments.After the first "accident," Eli's mother disappears. After the second, Eli earns the corny codename "Danger Boy." Now it's his mission to save his world and his family from a fatal disease that has slipped through time.
*Suggested age range: 12 and up

*Dictionary: Apparently, they speak a different kind of talk in the books. I’m not really sure, but here’s a dictionary that goes a long with the book:

KCA-BAKKED = FIXED pronounced (ki-ah-backed)
GRA-BAKKED = BROKEN pronounced (gra-backed)
NIKA-TC = HOME pronounced (nica-tuc)
KT-KT = TA-TA or BYE pronounced (ci-t-ci-t)
UK-ATK = BUSINESS pronounced (uk-at-i-k)
CK-ACK-TU = TEMPLE pronounced (ck-ac-ki-t)
KC-CKK = IMPORTANT pronounced (ki-cuk)
ARRAK-DU = LOST LANDS pronounced (arak-a-du)
CACKLAW = FOOTBALL pronounced (cack-law)
KT-TCU = MAMMALS pronounced (k-i-t-koo)
KC-AC-UPC = MOUNTAIN pronounced (kis-ac-oo-pc)
DINA-FOLK = SAURIAN pronounced (di-na-folke)
KCT = ARE
CT = IT
KT = IS
UCK = YOU
ICU = EVEN
ICKU = WHEN
CIKUT = STRANGE

*NUMBERS
C = 1
CC = 2
CCC = 3
CCCC = 4
K = 5
KC = 6
KCC = 7
KCCC = 8
KCCCC = 9
T = 10
TC = 11
TCC = 12
TCCC = 13
TCCCC = 14
TK = 15
TKC = 16
TKCC = 17
TKCCC = 18
TKCCCC = 19
U = 20

*Awards won: The book won “The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction.”

**What people are saying about it: I found this report on the fourth book, “Trail of Bones.” Hope it helps!

“Though the constant action will keep kids engaged, there aren’t any brilliant moments in the prose that linger after finishing the book. Yet even if the writing isn’t extraordinary, Williams is competent in ways that some more well-known authors aren’t. For example, the three main characters take turns narrating, and Williams has given each a distinctive voice. This may not seem terribly remarkable (isn’t that what writers are supposed to do?), yet I have recently read Douglas Coupland’s Jpod, a book for adults, where many characters are indistinguishable. In this way, I can understand why so many adults helped make Harry Potter the phenomenon that it is. Even if Danger Boy or Harry Potter aren’t great literature, one can see why adults would prefer them to the bad prose of a Dave Eggers or a Zadie Smith. At the very least, Trail of Bones will provide kids with a quick, fun read.”

Website: Here is the official site for the “Danger Boy” books:
http://www.dangerboy.com/

Hope this is what you're looking for Ali!

2 comments:

Ali Blazings said...
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Kendra Logan said...

np i love this stuff