Hollywood

Spy Force #4

by Deborah Abela

Watch out, Hollywood

Max Remy is in Hollywood on what should be a normal vacation. But Max is no normal eleven-year-old. And she can forget Hollywood glamour when her trip turns into a dangerous Spy Force mission! Max and her best friend, Linden, endure high-speed chases and earthquakes as they attempt to thwart Mr. Blue's dastardly plot to use the movie industry to take over the world. On top of everything else, Max's rival, Toby, is in town. So much for a relaxing vacation! With time ticking against her, can Max save a good friend and uncover Mr. Blue's evil plan before it's too late?

Genres: Childrens, Adventure

240 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Deb knew she wanted to be a writer when she was 7 years old. Her first story was about a man made out of cheese. It wasn’t very good. She’s had much more practice writing since then and strangely enough her first writing job was for a kids’ show on channel Ten called “Cheez TV”. After 7 years of writing scripts about everything from llamas to bungy jumping and how to go to the toilet in outer space, Deb wrote her first novel - Max Remy Superspy Part 1: In Search of the Time and Space Machine.

It’s about a feisty girl called Max and her best friend Linden who travel the world as secret agents fighting bad guys. It’s an action packed series based on loads of adventures Deb had, just after she left school. She’s slept beside alligators, been harassed by monkeys (and who hasn’t) was almost
traded for a camel and was thrown in jail at gunpoint, twice.
Deb still claims her innocence to this day.

Together with sport icon Johnny Warren, Deb also created
the Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend) series. It’s about a
young boy called Jasper and his best friend Lil, who love
their soccer and dream of being soccer legends, just like
Johnny. Deb lives in Sydney with her partner Todd, who
is almost as cute as Linden.

Reviews

[Rogerio · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a more interesting book. There is progress in many fronts: with Max mom's life and the prospect of marrying Aidan, with Toby Jennings getting closer in a fast and unstoppable way; Max will visit her dad and meet her new girlfriend which is expecting a baby! Romance comes up a bit stronger with a new player - Toby - and it seems Max is growing a bit and becoming more self-aware. She is definitely less irritating in this book and, in many occasions, likeable. Her feelings seem still divided between Linden and Toby and it is not clear what type of feeling she has. Linden seems to be moving towards a friendship while Toby is something still to be defined.

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 2 out of 5]

Abela, Deborah Spy Force: Hollywood, 229 p. Aladdin Paperbacks - Language: G, Sexual Content: G, Violence: G -

Max Remy is a spy. While on a trip to Hollywood to meet her dad, she gets called on another mission to thwart Mr. Blue's plan to take over the world. On top of everything else, Max's rival, Toby, is in town. Can she save a good friend and uncover Mr. Blue's evil plan before it's too late?

Well, it's a regular kid story...not too many heart pounding moments or anything. This should probably be on an elementary school library somewhere. Anyone older than that is going to be bored really quick with it. It's o.k., as long as there is nothing better to read.

EL - OPTIONAL
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2008...

[Mella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I must have read this series a million times as a kid. I was even lucky enough to meet the author and have my books signed. I love Max. She's such a perfect example of the awkwardness of growing up and trying to be yourself and not knowing who that is and making friends and falling in love and all the happiness and fear and anger and insecurity of being a tween. Max is totally relatable and very likeable - even if she can be grumpy and standoffish and mean. In fact I liked her more because of it. She was experiencing all the crazy emotions I was - and she was a spy. Alex Rider was cool and all and the Cherub kids were awesome but they had nothing on Max.

I loved her friendship with Linden ( - he was so nice and you can see why she develops a crush on him - but I adored her relationship with Toby) and Toby and the relationship she builds with her aunt and uncle. Spyforce is everything you want a secret spy agency to be with weird and wonderful gadgets and fun and crazy missions.

Yes, for an adult it can be simplistic - but as a kid it's everything you want to read - funny and entertaining. Fantastic series. Solid 4-5 stars overall.

Frankly I want the author to revisit Max - as a young adult/older teen. I would love to read about an older Max and Linden and Toby and see what trouble they get into as high school emotions take over. Please Deborah Abela?

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book it had alot of action incorperated into it, but I read it last year soooo.

[Prudence]

i have read the last 3 books in the series.