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Ice Claw
By Gilman, David
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-561-2
- Publisher
- Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2010
Gr 6-10 Extreme sport meets "The Da Vinci Code" as British 15-year-old Max Gordon witnesses the shooting of Brother Zabala, a Basque monk, while snowboarding in the French Pyrenees. Before the monk dies, he gives Max a pendant and entrusts him with a cryptic message about an impending disaster. Thwarted in the Junior Xtreme competition by a teen thug he calls "Sharkface," Max and his injured friend, Sayid, focus their efforts on investigating the monk's mystical prediction. Plot twists abound, as Max rescues a girl named Sophie who is stalked by mystery men who may have something...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Max Gordon (<i>The Devil's Breath</i>) returns to face danger, this time in the French Pyrenees. While taking part in an extreme ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
