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Nick Grant #2
China Clipper
It's September, 1935, and senior year is tough for Nick Grant. He'd spent months building Pacific island bases for Pan Am's great flying boats, the Clippers. Life aboard the supply ship, piloting the Clipper, and fighting Japanese spies makes life at Alameda High School dull. At least his part-time job at Pan Am's Clipper base provides some relief from the monotonous routine of high school.
Suddenly, a series of strange accidents cast suspicion on Nick and a Japanese-American mechanic who has become Nick's mentor. Has Japanese master spy Miyazaki returned to threaten the Clippers? Only Nick's quick thinking had intervened and stopped Miyazaki in the earlier attempts to destroy the flying boats. If the spy has returned, Nick will need help in stopping him--but from whom? The FBI ignores his suspicions and most of his co-workers think Nick is imagining things just to get attention. Then two new teens enter his life and things only get worse.
Suddenly, a series of strange accidents cast suspicion on Nick and a Japanese-American mechanic who has become Nick's mentor. Has Japanese master spy Miyazaki returned to threaten the Clippers? Only Nick's quick thinking had intervened and stopped Miyazaki in the earlier attempts to destroy the flying boats. If the spy has returned, Nick will need help in stopping him--but from whom? The FBI ignores his suspicions and most of his co-workers think Nick is imagining things just to get attention. Then two new teens enter his life and things only get worse.
197 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 28, 2009
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About the author
Jamie Dodson
13 books4 followersJamie Dodson is a career intelligence officer for the US Army and teaches aviation history as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Alabama, at Huntsville. He is member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), O.S.S. Foundation, Military Intelligence Corps Association, Pan Amigo, Clipper Pioneers, and Pan Am Historical Foundation. He writes non-fiction for aviation and military magazines. Jamie earned a Systems Engineering Certificate from the University of Alabama, Huntsville, a Masters in Computers and Systems Management from Webster University, and a Bachelor's in Geospatial Science from the University of Colorado.
Jamie also writes non-fiction articles for aviation magazines and is a radio and pod casts guest. He speaks at writer's conferences, air shows, aviation museums, Libraries, and schools across the nation.
Jamie also writes non-fiction articles for aviation magazines and is a radio and pod casts guest. He speaks at writer's conferences, air shows, aviation museums, Libraries, and schools across the nation.
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November 9, 2012
Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
Nick Grant has returned to high school after his big adventure in the Pacific. But after all his excitement, he's bored with his classes. His only saving grace is his part-time job at Pan American Airways. If all goes as planned, he could become the youngest flight engineer in their history if he passes the exam in a few weeks.
The Pan American shining star, the China Clipper, is about to make its debut and security abounds at the Alameda airfield. Nick is suspicious of employees there, but no one will believe him when he tries to convince those in authority of the possible sabotage attempts.
Nick proves his hunches right, and problems are prevented. However, Nick still has uneasy feelings. He's positive that the bad guy, Miyazaki from his previous adventure, is still lurking around. And when he finds himself in Hawaii visiting his girlfriend, the man he knows as Miyazaki has disguised himself as a businessman that Mr. Porta is dealing with. Nick knows something is up, and is determined to protect Leilani and her family, whatever the cost. Involving the FBI and key military personnel, Nick finds himself in the middle of a plot to sell sensitive radio frequency equipment.
CHINA CLIPPER is another page-turning thriller by Jamie Dodson. Picking up not long after FLYING BOATS & SPIES, the action is fast, and the historical detail educational. As with the first book in the Nick Grant series, it is appropriate for anyone with short chapters and suspense. Boys especially will be able to relate to the life of Nick Grant. This series by Jamie Dodson is just begging to be made into a movie!
Nick Grant has returned to high school after his big adventure in the Pacific. But after all his excitement, he's bored with his classes. His only saving grace is his part-time job at Pan American Airways. If all goes as planned, he could become the youngest flight engineer in their history if he passes the exam in a few weeks.
The Pan American shining star, the China Clipper, is about to make its debut and security abounds at the Alameda airfield. Nick is suspicious of employees there, but no one will believe him when he tries to convince those in authority of the possible sabotage attempts.
Nick proves his hunches right, and problems are prevented. However, Nick still has uneasy feelings. He's positive that the bad guy, Miyazaki from his previous adventure, is still lurking around. And when he finds himself in Hawaii visiting his girlfriend, the man he knows as Miyazaki has disguised himself as a businessman that Mr. Porta is dealing with. Nick knows something is up, and is determined to protect Leilani and her family, whatever the cost. Involving the FBI and key military personnel, Nick finds himself in the middle of a plot to sell sensitive radio frequency equipment.
CHINA CLIPPER is another page-turning thriller by Jamie Dodson. Picking up not long after FLYING BOATS & SPIES, the action is fast, and the historical detail educational. As with the first book in the Nick Grant series, it is appropriate for anyone with short chapters and suspense. Boys especially will be able to relate to the life of Nick Grant. This series by Jamie Dodson is just begging to be made into a movie!
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