House of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure Ser., No. 15) [Hardcover]

R.A. Montgomery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1982

Beware and Warning!

This book is different from other books.

You and YOU ALONE are in charge of what happens in this story.

There are dangers, choices, adventures and consequences. YOU must use all of your numerous talents and much of your enormous intelligence. The wrong decision could end in disaster - even death. But, don't despair. At any time, YOU can go back and make another choice, alter the path of your story, and change its result.

You are a clever young detective. You get a mysterious call for help. Your GPS caller ID traces the caller's name and location. You go with your friends Ricardo and Lisa to investigate the site. A Civil War-era prison once stood at this spot, but no knowledge of American history could prepare you for what you are about to encounter there now!

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Though targeted at 7-12 year-olds, the Choose books should appeal to kids of all ages. But not just because adults are hoping to ride rocket ships down memory lane. The Web has taught us to appreciate nonlinear narratives, and Montgomery's series employs game theory to keep readers interested. --Wired Magazine --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

R. A. MONTGOMERY is an avid outdoorsman. He has hiked in the Himalayas, climbed mountains in Europe, scuba-dived in Central America, and sailed in Franco-phone Africa. He has lived in France, travels frequently to Asia, and calls Vermont home. His interests include macroeconomics, geo-politics, mythology, history, mystery novels, and music. He has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books (August 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553261819
• ISBN-13: 978-0553261813
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,454,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

R.A. Montgomery is an avid adventurer, first and foremost. Whether in the mountains, or on the sea, or in explorations of the mind, he has found adventure in every aspect of his life. Teaching school, working in the administration of a top university, hiking in the Himalayas, or working in the Peace Corps in Africa, Montgomery has taken making choices seriously. Montgomery says, "There is never a day in which you are not confronted with choice. Some seemingly small choices can determine the path of the rest of your life. CYOA gave me a vehicle for examining all the impacts of choice."

He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1936. One of his first memories is sitting in his high chair and being frightened of Jell-O, which he thought was alive. He attended Hopkins Grammar School, the oldest private school in the country (founded in 1660), and Williston Academy. He got his college degree from Williams in 1958, and did graduate school at Yale and NYU.

Choose Your Own Adventure® books reflect his diverse interests and values. Montgomery states, "More than anything else, everyone should have the freedom to express themselves. Second to that, everyone should take risks and be willing to fail. Picking yourself up off the mat is the central business of life."

Today R.A. Montgomery lives in north central Vermont, where he is CEO of the small publishing house that has re-introduced the CYOA series. He travels frequently to Asia and Europe. Although his technical climbing days are kaput.

For games, activities and other fun stuff, or to contact R.A. Montgomery, visit us online at www.cyoa.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great innovative idea, April 5, 2000

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Beau (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: House of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure Ser., No. 15) (Hardcover)

This was the first of the Choose Your Own Adventure books that I ever read, and I loved it. That was about fifteen years ago. I am currently trying to hunt all of them down and add them to my collection, because I loved them so much growing up.

These books are perfect for a younger reader. They are not straight novels. They are not 300-400 pages long. In fact, some adventures can last about 3 or 4 pages! They are not filled with big words, and they are not boring. In fact, they're aimed at pure action and adventure, yet they're not violent at all. There's little plot and character building, which is something that might turn a younger reader off.

Plus, as small as each book is, they contain numerous different stories. It is up to the reader to decide how the story ends. It is Nintendo in book form!

In this particular book, you are investigating a mysterious house. Who owns the house? What kind of strange things or people will you encounter?

If you are looking for material to encourage a child to read for any reason, these books are perfect!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great use of technology, November 19, 2009

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H. Israeli "H.I." (Lafayette Hill, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House Of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure #6) (Kindle Edition)

My 3rd grader enjoys these books occasionally, they're a little young for him (he prefers longer more complex stories like the Eragon trilogy), but he likes them when he's relaxing sometimes. I really just wanted to put out there that reading the kindle version of this book on an iPod touch or iPhone is fabulous, because of the touch-screen capability and hypertext links to the chosen section at each point where you make a decision.

I'd also like to point out to the powers that be that the sample is stupid and idiotic. If the sample is ONLY going to include the title page and the "about the author" page, don't even have a sample, because it is just an annoying waste of time!

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: This is NOT the original version, April 20, 2007

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Laura Redish (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure #6) (Paperback)

Don't buy this book expecting a reprinting of the original 1982 Choose Your Own Adventure book. The text has been revised, though the revision is serviceable enough; but what's worse is that all of the illustrations have been replaced with hideously bad cartoons. Words cannot even express how amateurish and badly drawn these cartoons are, and they're on nearly every page, so it's impossible to ignore them. Buy a used copy of the original book, or choose something else to read.