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MVP*

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I think MVP by Douglas Evans was a very suspenseful book that captivated my attention and interest until the very end. Readers who enjoy exotic books will like this adventerous fiction tale of MVP. This time seeking book is about Adam Story and other twelve-year-olds racing around the world, with no adults, in forty days or less. If you reach home base traveling by land and water only, you recieve $4 million. Adam gets challenged by Prince Olioli Oh to travel for his Magellan Voyage Project in the Great Global Game. On a scale from 0-5, I would give this outrageous story a 5 star rating. I would give MVP a 5 star rating because it made me feel like I was a player in the competition, trying to race around the world in 40 summer days! If you like traveling, learning new things, and are up for a competition, pick up a copy of MVP, the worldwide journey of twelve-year-olds.

In this can't-put-it-down caper, twelve year olds from around the globe compete to circle the earth in forty days or less. What kid hasn't dreamt this dream? Part thriller, as more previously hidden details become known, part strategic game a la copmuter games, and a whole lot of exotic travel- made this book irresistable. My eleven year old boy and his eight year old sister loved it.

This is an amusing bit of unlikely fluff for kids in maybe 4th or 5th grade. Adam is a lonely computer geek who immediately finds out he has been chosen by a mysterious sultan of some sort to travel around the world in forty days (planes aren't allowed.) Off he goes, but it soon turns out that he is in competition with other kids his age who are doing the same thing in a high stakes game, not to mention obstructionist spies and dart-shooting fiends. Independent-minded Adam is soon at odds with both his protectors and his persuers, and it's hard to know who to trust as he buses, trains, and boats it around the world. This fast-paced narrative, filled with many plot devices and countries to keep track of, is necessarily cursory as far as the places the kid goes, the people he meets, and how he feels. But it's an engaging idea for an ephemeral (soon-to-be-dated) fantasy all the same, and will probably fill a few afternoons for some young fans who will be rewarded for their trouble with high adventure and occasional witticisms.

I read this book because it was on the award list in Illinois. It's about a boy who tries to travel around the world without taking any airplanes and do it in 40 days. It's very good

MVP
Douglas Evans
231 pages
Brandon Sjursen



Flashing before your eyes, a sterilizing dart penetrates your arm. Scary huh? Well this is only one of the things that Adam Story, a 12 year old kid, who has a challenge to travel the world in 40 days. Wow that must take a lot of time.

In MVP I can see how the author, Douglas Evans, can choose the title because he's known to have very adventuress stories that are most exiting. Also I can see how he picked out the title because it's a race to the finish and in the end you get a prize a big one too.

Well this 12-year-old kid takes the MVP challenge and as he goes he will have a difficult time getting through the task to go around the world in 40 days. Wow that's a short amount of time to go around the world.

Like for example one of the difficulties is he runs into these people and they capture him in his wonderful adventure around the world. The problem is he only has 40 days to go across the world. So in this detention center you have to stay in there for 3 days and that makes it even difficult to get around the world.

Also the Authors theme was better than other books because it doesn't have chapters it has time zones and they say where they are and you don't get lost because the time zones were just amount of pages. Also it makes you want to read on and on because it always ends with a twist and you want to know what happens next.

Well if you hadn't read this I would recommend this book because it always ends with a twist also it also adventuress and if you did read this I recommend one of the authors other books like Apple Island and if you didn't read this book I would because he has very adventuress and exiting story about traveling around the world.

My fifth-grade class loved this book. We are studying world geography, and our teacher read us this adventure story about Adam Story, a fifth-grader who tries to circle the world in forty days. Every chapter--named after time zones--is exciting. I only wish there was some sort of map in the book that details the kid's journey. I demand a sequel!

This is a fun book to read. I never read anything like it. It's like Around the World in 80 Days, althoug Adam Story only has 40 days to travel around the world and he can't fly. It's exciting in parts and funny in parts. I like the palindromes, lists, and the time zone chapters. Find out who wins the GGG sponsered by the League of Royalty Without Domains and read MVP!

We are studying the world in fifth grade, so our teacher read us this book. I loved it, so I had to write this review. A twelve-year boy gets challenged by Prince Olioli Oh to travel around the world in forty days by land and ocean only. Adam starts off on his adventure, and so much happens. At times it was confusing to keep track of where he was, so I'm glad we learned about some of the countries he went through such as France, Finland, Russia, Japan, and Hong Kong. (He had to go backwards for a reason!) I also liked the list Adam made. I just bought this book, so I can read it again!

Adam has 40 days to travel around the world, taking only land and sea transportation. All sorts of things happen to him. Check out the cover and you might wonder why the darts are there! I liked this book, because it's very exciting and different from any other book I've read, and I've read a lot. It's funny in places and I like the palindromes found throughout. Madam, I'm Adam. I also learned a lot about the Internet and places in the world.

Madam, I'm Adam. This is a thrilling adventure! Adam Story, who's twelve, takes a journey around the world in forty days. It's hard to believe at times, but alway fun and interesting. Watch out for the teenagers with blowguns!