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Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Summer Vacation Sea Monster Reviewed By Vibha Sharma of Bookpleasures.com
- By Vibha Sharma
- Published February 21, 2012
- Childrens & Young Adults
Vibha Sharma
Reviewer Vibha Sharma: Vibha is from Bangalore, India. She is a software engineer and a management graduate by profession but is now a stay-at-home mother of two children. The passion to read and write brought her to the blogging world. Vibha has two blogs - one devoted to book reviews - Literary Sojourn and Literary Siesta (Short Stories For Children), where she posts short moral stories for young children.
Follow Here To Purchase Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Summer Vacation Sea Monster
Author : LP Chase
Illustrated By : Carl Di Rocco
Publisher : Blue Marlin Publications
ISBN : 978-0-9792918-7-6
Elliot Stone has just
completed his fourth grade and apparently his summer vacation is
ruined because his family is going to be spending the entire month in
Vermont Cabin on Lake Bomoseen. This means he would be missing the
company of his two best friends - Jake and Cassie and the worst of
all, he would be missing Cassie's graduation party which is supposed
to be a very high profile party. These are good enough reasons for
Elliot to be in a foul mood and to be disliking the vacation
destination.
But this does not last long and his mood perks up considerably when his father shares with him the legend of Lock Ness Monster. Now Elliot has something to look forward to, perhaps seeing or meeting a monster in the Lake Bomoseen itself. Incidentally, soon after reaching the lake he does spot something strange in the lake or is it just his imagination? The story after this is full of adventure, suspense, making new friends, learning new lessons and much more. There are some more interesting surprises awaiting him in the place which is going to be their home for the next month or so.
LP Chase has masterly
weaved mystery and intrigue in the plot which makes it an
entertaining read. What is commendable about the book is how the
thoughts and voices of children belonging to that age group are so
authentically captured in the narrative. The story has an added
twist where the young minds get to brainstorm in order to find a
solution to a problem that their parents are facing. The thought
process of children and their spirit to solve the problem lend a very
positive angle to the whole story. The story also conveys a very
subtle message that big or small, each one can contribute towards
leading the family out of any sort of crisis.
Overall, Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Summer Vacation Sea Monster is an engaging fun-filled book which young readers would surely like and relate to.