Under the Radar (Tom Swift, Young Inventor) by Appleton, Victor (2007) Paperback

Tom Swift Young Inventor #6

by Victor Appleton

Tom and his dad are in the park testing out Tom's new invisibility suit when suddenly a van pulls up -- and kidnaps Mr. Swift!Tom is panicked -- who would want to abduct his father? A strategy meeting is held and the FBI is called. But things get tricky when it looks like the kidnapping was an inside operation. Despite the FBI's insistence that Tom stay out of the investigation, Tom and his sister, Sandy, are determined to find their father -- and whoever is responsible for taking him, whether it's TRB, their rivals at FUG, or even the FBI itself!One thing is certain -- Tom will test the limits of science to save his family.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

Paperback

First published October 2, 2007

About the author

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_...

The character of Tom Swift was conceived in 1910 by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging company. Stratemeyer invented the series to capitalize on the market for children's science adventure. The Syndicate's authors created the Tom Swift books by first preparing an outline with all the plot elements, followed by drafting and editing the detailed manuscript. The books were published under the house name of Victor Appleton. Edward Stratemeyer and Howard Garis wrote most of the volumes in the original series; Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, wrote the last three volumes. The first Tom Swift series ended in 1941.
In 1954, Harriet Adams created the Tom Swift, Jr., series, which was published under the name "Victor Appleton II". Most titles were outlined and plotted by Adams. The texts were written by various writers, among them William Dougherty, John Almquist, Richard Sklar, James Duncan Lawrence, Tom Mulvey and Richard McKenna. The Tom Swift, Jr., series ended in 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift

Reviews

[Trigger Warning Database]

Trigger & Content Warnings

Kidnapping of a parent
Car accident

[3danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is amazing Tom Swift dad gets kidnapped and the FBI helps them find who took Mr.Swift. And also they are inventor and have cool inventions. But can't imagine who kidnapped Mr.Swift you'll have to read the book to find out.

[Kidsbookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is DS's favorite Tom Swift book and he says that I must read it, too!