Paraglide
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
For siblings Jim and Erica Winters, a summer vacation to London promises adventure and a bit of freedom from their overprotective mother. But once they arrive, they end up with more excitement than they bargained for. Their mother is kidnapped and her captors demand the one thing they can’t produce – their long-absent father.
Unable to trust the authorities, Jim and Erica set off in pursuit of their father, racing across Europe and fending off mysterious assailants. As the trail of clues dries up, help arrives in the form of a raven-haired beauty. Is she the answer to their prayers or a romantic distraction?
With the kidnapper’s deadline looming, the truth about their father’s shadowy past is revealed. In a last ditch effort to save their mother, Jim and Erica must climb high into the Swiss Alps where a perilous choice confronts them. Can they trust their father who has repeatedly betrayed them? Their family's survival may depend on it.
Customer Reviews
Suspenseful, witty, well plotted--a great read for young (and not-so-young) adults!
This story of political intrigue and family drama, set in a range of exotic locales, is worthy of a $25 hardback format. The main characters are bright, funny, and impossible not to care about; their brother-sister banter advances a plot that is intricate yet not hard to follow, plausible but never quite predictable. This is the sort of book that wants to be read at one sitting, but it's long enough to afford several long sessions in your favorite chair, during which you escape your own cares for international intrigues, the beauty of rural Italy, a fraught episode in Venice, and a cinematic final scene in ...wait: I don't want to give anything away. I also loved the deeper themes of family and trust that Kelley artfully weaves into this tale. This is an adventure with a touch of romance, textured with vividly drawn villains, local color, European culture, and culinary tidbits. It may be G-rated, but it's fairly sophisticated, with a prose style suitable for ages 12 on up.