Net Bandits (Internet Detectives) [Paperback]

Michael Coleman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Internet Detectives

Will the Internet help save a life?

TAMSYN, GET HELP.  The message appears on Tamsyn's computer screen.  It's signed ZMASTER, the online name of a mystery kid.  Tamsyn doesn't know if she should take the cry for help seriously, but she and her friend Josh soon start to think something is definitely wrong.  Can they find out who ZMASTER is in time to help?

Electronic messages flash around the globe as friends thousands of miles apart try to find a boy in terrible danger..

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Advance praise from England for Internet Detectives!

"If you are into the Internet then you'll definitely identify with Net Bandits and love it."<--The Times (London)

"Get set for some information superhighway sleuthing with this fab new series."--Dillons' Young Telegraph

"Net Bandits and Escape Key [are] the first two books in a new series--and very promising they are too...I was hooked." --School Library Association

From the Inside Flap

Will the Internet help save a life?

TAMSYN, GET HELP.  The message appears on Tamsyn's computer screen.  It's signed ZMASTER, the online name of a mystery kid.  Tamsyn doesn't know if she should take the cry for help seriously, but she and her friend Josh soon start to think something is definitely wrong.  Can they find out who ZMASTER is in time to help?

Electronic messages flash around the globe as friends thousands of miles apart try to find a boy in terrible danger..

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Skylark (September 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553486209
• ISBN-13: 978-0553486209
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,813,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From a father, December 18, 2000

By 

jeffrey fuller (Rochester, ny USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net Bandits (Internet Detectives) (Paperback)

I bought this book on a lark for my 9 year old daughter. She burned through it in 3 nights( a big deal for a 9yearold) and she loved it. Besides an engaing story I found my daughter had learned many internet concepts as well as emoticons. The :) and ;) symbols you see all over emails. She just shot through book 2 and asks everyday for book 3(which is currently outta stocK) :(

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An action-packed netventure, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Net Bandits (Internet Detectives, No 1) (Turtleback)

This book was the first Internet Detectives book I read , and now I purchased the whole series. One of the best books I ever read. A defenite winner for all internet fans!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :-(( ¬:-D:-Vi-), October 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Net Bandits (Internet Detectives) (Paperback)

:-(( ¬:-D:-Vi-) is the coded message that ZMASTER sends to Tamsyn, after sending TAMSYN, GET HELP.

Tamsyn and Josh - with the help of Lauren, Mitch and Tom - do decode the message in time (they only have about 5 hours) and rescue Rob Zanelli. Well, Tamsyn and Josh rescue Rob because only those three live in Portsmouth. The other three live in Toronto, New York and Perth. This is the story that starts the Internet Detectives. We get to see who they are and how they met. And, the suspense is great ... the story moves ...

But one little problem! How did Rob type the famous coded message :-(( ¬:-D:-Vi-) in the split second before his nasty tutor entered. You see, on my regular keyboard, to get a ¬ symbol I have to type ALT + 170. And that took me 10 minutes to figure out!. But, then maybe Rob really is a whizz kid. Good book!!