We Are Not Eaten by Yaks
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...
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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!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142420560 (0142420565)
Publish date: January 3rd 2013
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Series: An Accidental Adventure (#1)
6/16/12 ** I wasn't impressed. I suppose, I have to say off the bat that I don't like the notion of glorifying TV shows, even though I know that's a spoof. Second, much of the book consists of telling me what's going on, not showing me. The book could have been much shorter and more exciting if the...
This book is exactly what it looks like.The timeline is out of whack, though, and the twins don't sleep for 2-5 days (depending on whether you count what's described or what's stated), which doesn't slow them down. /nitpick I did love the personalities and interactions between Oliver and Celia and t...