Will Solvit is a regular ten year old - or so he thought. With the help of his dad's crazy inventions, Will finds himself on a real-life trip to Egypt. An army of penguins, a secret door, and three cryptic clues are only the beginning of Will's adventures in this action-packed book. Featuring cool facts, easy to read text, and a whole lot of mysteries to solve, Will Solvit makes a great companion for middle readers ages 6-11. This is the fourth book in the Will Solvit Series - be sure to check out all 12 adventures!
Zed Storm has lived in Japan for the past five years and is a master of several martial arts. He has a wolfhound called Max, and in his spare time plays the guitar and competes in triathlons. He likes to read about history, space exploration, and rare animals, and he came up with the idea for Will Solvit while camping in a Siberian forest.
My son received this book as a free gift with a comic (Toxic or similar) and we decided to read it at bedtime. I was surprised and disappointed to find typos and very basic grammatical errors from the outset, which continue throughout the the book. The story is told in the voice of the ten-year-old protagonist but I suspect that the author has actually managed to coerce a real ten-year-old (or possibly even a seven-year-old) to do all the hard work for him, then take the glory for himself.
The last book we happen to have on Thomas shelf, and this one, which focuses on robotics for it's teaching moment, is more up his alley than the last two. A droid army of penguins is about to take over the world, and it's up to Will to Solvit as usual. His friend Zoe is becoming a fixture of the series now, and partner on his adventures. Fun quick read this time, think Thomas will like this one.