We Are Not Eaten by Yaks (An Accidental Adventure Series #1)

by C. Alexander London

Overview

Eleven-year-old twins Oliver and Celia Navel could care less about adventure and they really do not like excitement. They’d rather be watching television. Unfortunately for them, their thrill-seeking parents have dragged them from continent to continent their entire lives. But when their mother goes missing and their father makes a bet with the devious explorer Sir Edmund, the twins are forced into action. They head to Tibet where they fall out of airplanes, battle Yetis, poison witches, and encounter one very large yak.  If they can unravel the mysteries and outwit Sir Edmund, they might just make the discovery of a lifetime . . . and get cable television!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101475874
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/22/2011
Series:	Accidental Adventure Series , #1
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Lexile:	760L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

C. Alexander London is an award-winning author of nonfiction for grown-ups, an accomplished skeet-shooter, a master SCUBA diver, and a fully licensed librarian. He has watched television in 23 countries, survived an erupting volcano, a hurricane, 4 civil wars, and a mysterious bite on his little toe in the jungles of Thailand. Currently, C. Alexander London lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Editorial Reviews

"Thrilling and delightful! Finally, an adventure of the very best kind—the kind that happens to other people." — Pseudonymous Bosch, NYT bestselling author of The Secret Series

From the Publisher

Unlike their explorer parents, 11-year-old twins Celia and Oliver are content to nestle into their couch and memorize the scripts of television programs. When fate takes them in search of their missing mother and the Lost Tablets of Alexandria, those television skills are cast in a new light. Vance Barber rises to the task of narrating this quest story as he deftly portrays characters ranging from wise Lama Norbu to breathy Professor Greenberg, slimy Sir Edmund, bickering Oliver, and questioning Celia. As the twins encounter yetis and yaks, visit with the evil witches, and continually debate which TV shows to emulate, the story drags a bit, but Barber provides momentum with a brisk pace. A.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

MAY 2011 - AudioFile