Product Description

Beware and Warning!

This book is different from other books.

You and YOU ALONE are in charge of what happens in this story.

There are dangers, choices, adventures and consequences. YOU must use all of your numerous talents and much of your enormous intelligence. The wrong decision could end in disaster - even death. But, don't despair. At any time, YOU can go back and make another choice, alter the path of your story, and change its result.

You are a clever young detective. You get a mysterious call for help. Your GPS caller ID traces the caller's name and location. You go with your friends Ricardo and Lisa to investigate the site. A Civil War-era prison once stood at this spot, but no knowledge of American history could prepare you for what you are about to encounter there now!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2266723 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 144 pages

Review
Though targeted at 7-12 year-olds, the Choose books should appeal to kids of all ages. But not just because adults are hoping to ride rocket ships down memory lane. The Web has taught us to appreciate nonlinear narratives, and Montgomery's series employs game theory to keep readers interested. --Wired Magazine

About the Author
R. A. MONTGOMERY is an avid outdoorsman. He has hiked in the Himalayas, climbed mountains in Europe, scuba-dived in Central America, and sailed in Franco-phone Africa. He has lived in France, travels frequently to Asia, and calls Vermont home. His interests include macroeconomics, geo-politics, mythology, history, mystery novels, and music. He has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters.

Customer Reviews

great innovative idea
This was the first of the Choose Your Own Adventure books that I ever read, and I loved it. That was about fifteen years ago. I am currently trying to hunt all of them down and add them to my collection, because I loved them so much growing up.

These books are perfect for a younger reader. They are not straight novels. They are not 300-400 pages long. In fact, some adventures can last about 3 or 4 pages! They are not filled with big words, and they are not boring. In fact, they're aimed at pure action and adventure, yet they're not violent at all. There's little plot and character building, which is something that might turn a younger reader off.

Plus, as small as each book is, they contain numerous different stories. It is up to the reader to decide how the story ends. It is Nintendo in book form!

In this particular book, you are investigating a mysterious house. Who owns the house? What kind of strange things or people will you encounter?

If you are looking for material to encourage a child to read for any reason, these books are perfect!

Not as exciting as I remembered
I remember reading a few Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was younger and enjoying them. However, this book did not live up to my expectations. After getting to one ridiculous ending, I went back to read a different choice and the new choice was a completely different story, but equally as ridiculous. I'm glad it was free. Definitely made for 7-12 year olds.

great use of technology
My 3rd grader enjoys these books occasionally, they're a little young for him (he prefers longer more complex stories like the Eragon trilogy), but he likes them when he's relaxing sometimes. I really just wanted to put out there that reading the kindle version of this book on an iPod touch or iPhone is fabulous, because of the touch-screen capability and hypertext links to the chosen section at each point where you make a decision.

I'd also like to point out to the powers that be that the sample is stupid and idiotic. If the sample is ONLY going to include the title page and the "about the author" page, don't even have a sample, because it is just an annoying waste of time!