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The Adventures of Vin Fiz
Ten-year-old twins Lacey and Casey Nicefolk have always wanted to fly, but kids can’t fly . . . or can they? They can if they know the mysterious Sucoh Sucop, a man who claims to have an enchanted box that can transform any toy into the real thing! Before you know it, the twins, along with their droopy-eared basset hound, Floopy, are soaring cross-country in a real-live Wright brothers biplane, which they name Vin Fiz (after Casey’s favorite grape soda). But dangers lurk everywhere, and if the twins are to make it all the way to New York, their courage will have to make heroes of them many times over. Thank goodness they have the magical Vin Fiz on their side!
176 pages, Paperback
First published February 21, 2006
About the author
Clive Cussler
784 books8,756 followersCussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed.
Cussler was an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union's Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to-the-day after plucking Titanic's survivors from the sea.
In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler was also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He was honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
Cussler's books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. His past international bestsellers include Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey and Black Wind (this last with his son, Dirk Cussler); the nonfiction books The Sea Hunters, The Sea Hunters II and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed; the NUMA® Files novels Serpent, Blue Gold, Fire Ice, White Death and Lost City (written with Paul Kemprecos); and the Oregon Files novels Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha (written with Craig Dirgo) and Dark Watch (written with Jack Du Brul).
Clive Cussler died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 24, 2020.
Cussler was an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union's Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a parking lot in Galveston, and the Carpathia, which sank almost six years to-the-day after plucking Titanic's survivors from the sea.
In addition to being the Chairman of NUMA, Cussler was also a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He was honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration.
Cussler's books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. His past international bestsellers include Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey and Black Wind (this last with his son, Dirk Cussler); the nonfiction books The Sea Hunters, The Sea Hunters II and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed; the NUMA® Files novels Serpent, Blue Gold, Fire Ice, White Death and Lost City (written with Paul Kemprecos); and the Oregon Files novels Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha (written with Craig Dirgo) and Dark Watch (written with Jack Du Brul).
Clive Cussler died at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 24, 2020.
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August 7, 2019
4,5 sterren afgerond 5 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover 🦋🦋🦋
June 17, 2018
I'm already a fan of the author's adult Dirk Pit adventures so I thought it would be fun to pick up this pint-sized kid adventure. It was a hoot! He wrote it in the spirit of the classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang children's story and that's a good way to see it.
Twins, Casey and Lasey, farmer's kids are given the opportunity to have a cross-country adventure with their magical flying plane, Vin Fiz, from Castroville (it's in California, Lasey would tell you) to NYC. Danger and daring do and new things to see welcome them and their dog.
The audience is for grade school and I thought would make a fun family summer readalong. The sketched illustrations to go with each chapter were fabulous, by the way.
Twins, Casey and Lasey, farmer's kids are given the opportunity to have a cross-country adventure with their magical flying plane, Vin Fiz, from Castroville (it's in California, Lasey would tell you) to NYC. Danger and daring do and new things to see welcome them and their dog.
The audience is for grade school and I thought would make a fun family summer readalong. The sketched illustrations to go with each chapter were fabulous, by the way.
June 4, 2022
4 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover
Een avontuur kon je dit boek wel noemen. Twee kinderen en een tot leven gekomen oud vliegtuig. Zo een verhaal kun je aan Clive Cussler, ja die van o.a. de Dirk Pitt boeken, wel toevertrouwen. Een boek voor kinderen die van avonturen houden. Voor iedereen van 8 tot 88 jaar.
Een avontuur kon je dit boek wel noemen. Twee kinderen en een tot leven gekomen oud vliegtuig. Zo een verhaal kun je aan Clive Cussler, ja die van o.a. de Dirk Pitt boeken, wel toevertrouwen. Een boek voor kinderen die van avonturen houden. Voor iedereen van 8 tot 88 jaar.
March 15, 2016
Clive Cussler authored adult fiction for more than forty years before his initial foray into children's literature with The Adventures of Vin Fiz in 2006. After launching his long-running Dirk Pitt series in 1973 with The Mediterranean Caper, Clive Cussler built a sterling reputation among adult adventure literates, but storytelling for kids demands a different level of attention to detail and character, a transition not all successful adult novelists are able to make. Cussler takes on that challenge in The Adventures of Vin Fiz, producing a sprightly juvenile adventure in the tradition of many children's favorites from the 1940s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, a rollicking nationwide odyssey with a heart for doing good that will appeal to young readers and their parents. This is an enjoyable little novel.
The magic starts when Ever and Ima Nicefolk and their ten-year-old twins Casey and Lacey accept a wandering old field-worker's offer to help harvest the crop on their California farm. The Nicefolks can't afford to pay the man, but he isn't looking for money, just a place to stay and food to fuel his labor. Sucoh Sucop, as the man says his name is, works diligently by day but keeps to himself in his room in the barn after dark, putting in countless hours on a project he keeps concealed from the Nicefolks. The day Mr. Sucop leaves the farm after harvest is ended, he reveals to Casey and Lacey his wonderful, magical completed project in the barn: a machine that can grow any toy to the size of its real-life counterpart and turn it functional. Mr. Sucop gives the machine to Casey and Lacey with a warning to use it only for good, and they commence experimenting as soon as Mr. Sucop hits the road. The miracle device transforms Casey's little toy airplane into a full-size aircraft, and after telling their parents they're going on a camping trip for a few days, Casey and Lacey take off in the plane Casey has christened Vin Fiz after his favorite soda brand, bound for New York City.
Increase in size isn't the only blessing bestowed by Mr. Sucop's invention. Casey's plane is enchanted now, and intuitively leads the twins to places their assistance is badly needed as they zoom cross-country to the Atlantic coast. With the help of Vin Fiz and kindhearted locals they meet along the way, Casey and Lacey become embroiled in all sorts of fantastic escapades, from freeing the kidnapped denizens of a western town, to foiling a train robbery in the wide-open Midwest, to rescuing a pair of girls about to plunge over Niagara Falls to their death. Using every ounce of bravery and determination at their disposal, the twins crusade for peace and justice as they travel the United States, never forgetting they're destined for New York City. It's an adventure extraordinaire, made possible for the twins because they welcomed a migrant farmworker into their lives. After exploring the country in Vin Fiz, they'll never see the world the same again.
Sucoh Sucop's gift to Casey and Lacey is a vehicle by which to take advantage of their own imagination and courage to go into the world and find their fate, but the imagination and courage was always theirs, courtesy of their childlike faith, humor, and attitude. That's why Vin Fiz is a gift only for the twins; their parents wouldn't be capable of appreciating the magic without skepticism. Casey and Lacey aren't to let anyone know about Sucoh Sucop's wondrous machine. "Not even your mother or father, or the spell will disappear, never to return. Love and cherish the secret and it will last until you're both grown up." Only as long as they remain children will the magic work for them, Sucoh Sucop says. "Then your dreams will take new directions, and the secret will fade in your mind and heart." The dreams of youth often do not carry through to adulthood, and perhaps that's the secret to having a good time with The Adventures of Vin Fiz: not questioning the narrative's logistics, but enjoying the fun while it lasts without expectation that everything be explained. Maybe that's what makes reading as a kid special, and this book captures that feeling of horizonless excitement.
I love Bill Farnsworth's sketch illustrations, and though Clive Cussler's jump to children's lit may not live up to his writing for adults, The Adventures of Vin Fiz is a nice story that has a lot going for it, including its setup for the sequel, The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy, released in 2010. What happens when Casey and Lacey grow a boat to take them on new adventures? I'll definitely read the book. I give The Adventures of Vin Fiz one and a half stars, and have no doubt there's an enthusiastic audience out there for it. I hope those readers find this novel and have much fun.
The magic starts when Ever and Ima Nicefolk and their ten-year-old twins Casey and Lacey accept a wandering old field-worker's offer to help harvest the crop on their California farm. The Nicefolks can't afford to pay the man, but he isn't looking for money, just a place to stay and food to fuel his labor. Sucoh Sucop, as the man says his name is, works diligently by day but keeps to himself in his room in the barn after dark, putting in countless hours on a project he keeps concealed from the Nicefolks. The day Mr. Sucop leaves the farm after harvest is ended, he reveals to Casey and Lacey his wonderful, magical completed project in the barn: a machine that can grow any toy to the size of its real-life counterpart and turn it functional. Mr. Sucop gives the machine to Casey and Lacey with a warning to use it only for good, and they commence experimenting as soon as Mr. Sucop hits the road. The miracle device transforms Casey's little toy airplane into a full-size aircraft, and after telling their parents they're going on a camping trip for a few days, Casey and Lacey take off in the plane Casey has christened Vin Fiz after his favorite soda brand, bound for New York City.
Increase in size isn't the only blessing bestowed by Mr. Sucop's invention. Casey's plane is enchanted now, and intuitively leads the twins to places their assistance is badly needed as they zoom cross-country to the Atlantic coast. With the help of Vin Fiz and kindhearted locals they meet along the way, Casey and Lacey become embroiled in all sorts of fantastic escapades, from freeing the kidnapped denizens of a western town, to foiling a train robbery in the wide-open Midwest, to rescuing a pair of girls about to plunge over Niagara Falls to their death. Using every ounce of bravery and determination at their disposal, the twins crusade for peace and justice as they travel the United States, never forgetting they're destined for New York City. It's an adventure extraordinaire, made possible for the twins because they welcomed a migrant farmworker into their lives. After exploring the country in Vin Fiz, they'll never see the world the same again.
Sucoh Sucop's gift to Casey and Lacey is a vehicle by which to take advantage of their own imagination and courage to go into the world and find their fate, but the imagination and courage was always theirs, courtesy of their childlike faith, humor, and attitude. That's why Vin Fiz is a gift only for the twins; their parents wouldn't be capable of appreciating the magic without skepticism. Casey and Lacey aren't to let anyone know about Sucoh Sucop's wondrous machine. "Not even your mother or father, or the spell will disappear, never to return. Love and cherish the secret and it will last until you're both grown up." Only as long as they remain children will the magic work for them, Sucoh Sucop says. "Then your dreams will take new directions, and the secret will fade in your mind and heart." The dreams of youth often do not carry through to adulthood, and perhaps that's the secret to having a good time with The Adventures of Vin Fiz: not questioning the narrative's logistics, but enjoying the fun while it lasts without expectation that everything be explained. Maybe that's what makes reading as a kid special, and this book captures that feeling of horizonless excitement.
I love Bill Farnsworth's sketch illustrations, and though Clive Cussler's jump to children's lit may not live up to his writing for adults, The Adventures of Vin Fiz is a nice story that has a lot going for it, including its setup for the sequel, The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy, released in 2010. What happens when Casey and Lacey grow a boat to take them on new adventures? I'll definitely read the book. I give The Adventures of Vin Fiz one and a half stars, and have no doubt there's an enthusiastic audience out there for it. I hope those readers find this novel and have much fun.
May 22, 2021
Very entertaining. Good for reading with the kiddies
March 16, 2021
That was a great little book. Sometimes it's just so refreshing to read a children's book. If anything I think they are harder to write than books for adults, you have to make it interesting and remember how a child actually thinks, instead of just projecting your current adult self back onto your past.
This book is also courtesy of raiding the free book boxes around town, I saw Clive Cussler on the cover and remembered the Vin Fiz from the book The Aviators and snapped it up. At first mom was reading the whole family a chapter per night, but then she got too into it and skipped ahead so I had to finish by myself as well. Alas. Anyway, it was funny because the first night she was reading aloud and was struggling with the pronunciation of the name of one of the characters, I was laying on the bed listening and then said 'Oh, it's another word spelled backwards.' About a second and a half later a character in the book said the same thing. It was funny because the character is described as "having outthought the rest of her family." We got a good laugh out of it.
It's a great little book. It's cute, and not too deep. There are fun characters with funny names like Shagnasty. I kept expecting him to be a villain, but he wasn't. Then there was a Craven, who I also expected to be a villain, but his character didn't suit his name at all. Then there is Floopy the intrepid basset hound who accompanies the children on all of their adventures. I quite enjoyed myself spending time in this little world.
This book is also courtesy of raiding the free book boxes around town, I saw Clive Cussler on the cover and remembered the Vin Fiz from the book The Aviators and snapped it up. At first mom was reading the whole family a chapter per night, but then she got too into it and skipped ahead so I had to finish by myself as well. Alas. Anyway, it was funny because the first night she was reading aloud and was struggling with the pronunciation of the name of one of the characters, I was laying on the bed listening and then said 'Oh, it's another word spelled backwards.' About a second and a half later a character in the book said the same thing. It was funny because the character is described as "having outthought the rest of her family." We got a good laugh out of it.
It's a great little book. It's cute, and not too deep. There are fun characters with funny names like Shagnasty. I kept expecting him to be a villain, but he wasn't. Then there was a Craven, who I also expected to be a villain, but his character didn't suit his name at all. Then there is Floopy the intrepid basset hound who accompanies the children on all of their adventures. I quite enjoyed myself spending time in this little world.
October 12, 2007
Ever Nicefolk, his wife, Ima, Lacey and her twin brother Casey live in Castroville, California (the place where artichokes come from) on an herb farm with their basset hound Floopy. One day, a traveler named Socuh Socup comes to the farm to ask for room and board in exchange for helping out on the farm. The Nicefolks agree (mostly I think because Floopy liked him right off the bat). Lacey notices right away that there is something extra-special about this traveler and his pony Mr. Periwinkle. First off, his name spelled backward is Hocus Pocus!
Working long into the night, the mysterious stranger built the children a magical gift that was able to transform everyday hum-drum toys into their real life counterparts. After building a model of the Wright Brothers plane, Casey and Lacey use the magical device and voila - Vin Fiz has come to life. Every step along the journey from Castroville to New York is an adventure. The twins save a town from robbers and gold thieves, warn a steamboat of a runaway barge, stop a runaway train and save two teenage girls from plummeting over Niagara Falls all while having a great time and enjoying the countryside!
The text is easy and suitable for any audience comfortable with chapter books. Written by Clive Cussler, most famous for his Dirk Pitt adventures, the story retains the carefree adventurous tone that make his books so fun to read.
I was however, irked by the heavy-handed treatment of new vocabulary such as
A crewman threw over a rope, and together Lacey and Casey jumped from Vin Fizand huffed and puffed as they lifted the heavy rope over a bollard, which is a metal post used to fasten towing and mooring lines. (A line by the way, is nautical talk for rope).
Great for kids who love planes, trains and travel - and those about to visit the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum as the real life Vin Fiz is there on display.
Working long into the night, the mysterious stranger built the children a magical gift that was able to transform everyday hum-drum toys into their real life counterparts. After building a model of the Wright Brothers plane, Casey and Lacey use the magical device and voila - Vin Fiz has come to life. Every step along the journey from Castroville to New York is an adventure. The twins save a town from robbers and gold thieves, warn a steamboat of a runaway barge, stop a runaway train and save two teenage girls from plummeting over Niagara Falls all while having a great time and enjoying the countryside!
The text is easy and suitable for any audience comfortable with chapter books. Written by Clive Cussler, most famous for his Dirk Pitt adventures, the story retains the carefree adventurous tone that make his books so fun to read.
I was however, irked by the heavy-handed treatment of new vocabulary such as
A crewman threw over a rope, and together Lacey and Casey jumped from Vin Fizand huffed and puffed as they lifted the heavy rope over a bollard, which is a metal post used to fasten towing and mooring lines. (A line by the way, is nautical talk for rope).
Great for kids who love planes, trains and travel - and those about to visit the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum as the real life Vin Fiz is there on display.
September 11, 2011
1. This novel should fall into the genre of Action and Adventure
2. Obtaining a magical mat, twins Casey and Lacey turn a model Wright Brothers plane and travel to New York City. Meeting new friends and encourtering some "bad guys" along the way the twins have the adventure of a life time.
3. a) Being Clive Cussler's first children't novel he captures the attention of the reader. Throught the adventures that the twins go on allow the reader to feel apart of the action. The story is told from Casey and Lacey's point of view so it is easy to relate to the story being told.
b) The twins both have emotional roles that they play in the story. You can hear when they are afraid, excited, or just nervous. Through the power of brain-storming the twins find different ways to get out of many sticky situations. "We'll catch him," Casey said confidently. "Look down. All we have to do is follow the tracks." pg. 52
c) The different phrases found within the story that help you brain-storm with Casey and Lacey out of the "sticky situations". "Lacey and Casey did not shilly-shally. They both leaped into an ore cart as quick as you could say 'jump in the ore cart.'" pg. 71 "Casey immediately sensed something was not right. "That's odd," he said. "What's odd?" asked Lacey. "That train we're approaching. It's stopped." "So, why is that odd?" "That's a passenger train. It only stops at a station when it comes into town. There is no town, and there is no station. It's sitting in the middle of the countryside." pg. 98 It is a story full of problem solving and full of magical adventures.
4. I have found practical teaching strategies to use while reading this book. One of my favorites is having the student create a movie poster that explains the "book" then writing a review about it to share with the class. It helps teaching summaries and using few words to explain the book.
2. Obtaining a magical mat, twins Casey and Lacey turn a model Wright Brothers plane and travel to New York City. Meeting new friends and encourtering some "bad guys" along the way the twins have the adventure of a life time.
3. a) Being Clive Cussler's first children't novel he captures the attention of the reader. Throught the adventures that the twins go on allow the reader to feel apart of the action. The story is told from Casey and Lacey's point of view so it is easy to relate to the story being told.
b) The twins both have emotional roles that they play in the story. You can hear when they are afraid, excited, or just nervous. Through the power of brain-storming the twins find different ways to get out of many sticky situations. "We'll catch him," Casey said confidently. "Look down. All we have to do is follow the tracks." pg. 52
c) The different phrases found within the story that help you brain-storm with Casey and Lacey out of the "sticky situations". "Lacey and Casey did not shilly-shally. They both leaped into an ore cart as quick as you could say 'jump in the ore cart.'" pg. 71 "Casey immediately sensed something was not right. "That's odd," he said. "What's odd?" asked Lacey. "That train we're approaching. It's stopped." "So, why is that odd?" "That's a passenger train. It only stops at a station when it comes into town. There is no town, and there is no station. It's sitting in the middle of the countryside." pg. 98 It is a story full of problem solving and full of magical adventures.
4. I have found practical teaching strategies to use while reading this book. One of my favorites is having the student create a movie poster that explains the "book" then writing a review about it to share with the class. It helps teaching summaries and using few words to explain the book.
November 19, 2014
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March 8, 2019
When Lacey and Casey's father hires a man to help out on their herb farm in California, he leaves behind a magical machine. He swears them to secrecy, and shows them how it can make things bigger, and soon they are off on an adventure in what was Casey's toy plane. Across the country they go, saving runaway trains, catching bandits, and much more.
Such a cute and fun story! If I had known how great it was, I would have read it out loud to my son. I have always loved Clive Cussler's adult novels, and I was happy that his children's book did not disappoint.
Such a cute and fun story! If I had known how great it was, I would have read it out loud to my son. I have always loved Clive Cussler's adult novels, and I was happy that his children's book did not disappoint.
March 25, 2018
I love reading Clive Cussler books. When a new one comes out, it is quickly added to my reading queue. Two I have missed however, were the two books he wrote for children. Well, Vin Fiz is the first of the two. Just a delight filled read. Two, fraternal twins, cross the US in a magical Wright Flyer with a number of adventures along the way. It is wonderful to enter a magical world of niceness.
January 7, 2021
Cute book for my seven year old to read. It is highly unrealistic, but my daughter will love the adventure. As a mom, I especially appreciated the positive sibling relationship (lacking in SO many books - and in reality) and the emphasis on helping others. Cute story, though it’s nothing life-changing.
September 20, 2021
The story was about a twin brother and sister who have adventures on a magic airplane. Although I listened to it on audiobook, I thought it was very cartoonish. The reader, a man with a deep voice, made his voice very friendly. It is, after all, a children’s story. I loved his renditions of the evil gang, and I think he would be great in western stories, eg., Louis L’Amour.
March 13, 2025
My first thought was that Clive Cussler should stick to adult books but after I kept reading I changed my tune. Cute story with a bit of enchantment and the worst language was “oh my gosh”. A story of 2 kids doing good with the help of their enchanted plane and their dog. Written in an easy to read font it is perfect for younger readers.
October 2, 2019
It's a children's book but since its 160+ pages I presumed the level to be higher. Too much explaining what things are, like asparagus!
I'm noting my list in case I am curious again about Clive's children's books. I hated it for myself and i wouldn't read to my kids.
I'm noting my list in case I am curious again about Clive's children's books. I hated it for myself and i wouldn't read to my kids.
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January 25, 2019
Is a children's book. Nice easy read. Sometimes it is good to just read a children's book and enjoy the fantasy and magic
January 29, 2019
Cute short book for kids...for maybe grades 2 to 4. Can see the real Vin Fiz at the Air & Space Museum.
December 15, 2019
The Adventures of Vin Fiz is a fun, sort-of historical fiction, fantasy that follows the escapades of Lacey & Casey as they fly their magical plane around the United States. It would be fun for students to map out the journey and get to know the states a little better.
December 21, 2020
Great book to read with your kids. Two children fly in an enchanted plane across the United States and encounter different kinds of adventures.
March 29, 2021
Best. Book. Ever!!!!!!!!!!
January 6, 2022
Cute kids book. My daughter and I enjoyed listening to it together. She's almost 12 and this is probably a little young for her reading level.
March 15, 2022
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March 28, 2023
I think my younger kids would love this.
October 3, 2023
A perfectly fine story, just not really my thing. Just wanted to read it before passing it onto my students.
January 7, 2025
The first chapter is heavy on descriptions, but hang tight it turns exciting and fun quickly.
March 8, 2025
A nice little adventure story.
April 22, 2025
Might be a good bedtime book for preschoolers, but the whole storyline felt outrageous, dumbed down, and rushed. I may have expected too much since I really enjoy his Dirk Pitt novels.
December 29, 2020
A quick paced, engaging story. Twin brother and sister set out for a cross country adventure in a enchanted airplane. Enjoyable read aloud for my 10,7, & 5 yo.
July 31, 2008
i think this would be a harmless book for my students to read. the story is fairly entertaining. as an experienced reader though, i found this book hard to read. it was obviously an attempt at writing a children's novel. you know, when the author over explains stuff, because he thinks his readers need that. or, i would find a discrepancy in the story and it would be addresses, but obviously and without imagination. (there were plenty of roll your eyes moments.) the worst is that it reminded be of little house on the prairie books - you know, the ones where there is a tragedy every chapter! i can't stand those kinds of books. so ... a safe read for my students, but i would want them to graduate to a much more advanced body of writing.
August 26, 2011
Clive Cussler writing a children's story...wouldn't have really come in my mind. First it felt like a normal, nice children books but soon there was the famous Clive Cussler parts showing up.
The story is based on the plane of the Brothers Wright and is told by twins Lacey and Casey. They live on a herb farm with there parents, when one day a stranger arrives and helps on the farm. When he leaves the farm, he gives the children a present, a suprise which they have to keep secret. It will change their life, all thanks to Vin Fiz.
What a fun reading this story and what a great story Clive Cussler managed to write, while not being its typical story like we are used of him.
The story is based on the plane of the Brothers Wright and is told by twins Lacey and Casey. They live on a herb farm with there parents, when one day a stranger arrives and helps on the farm. When he leaves the farm, he gives the children a present, a suprise which they have to keep secret. It will change their life, all thanks to Vin Fiz.
What a fun reading this story and what a great story Clive Cussler managed to write, while not being its typical story like we are used of him.
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