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Net Bandits (Internet Detectives, No 1)

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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) :(

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!

:-(( ¬:-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!!

When Tamsyn, Josh and Rob come across a sinister e-mail on the internet, they have no idea they will get caught up in a plot to blackmail an international theme park corporation. As they set off for summer vacations around the world, Josh and the others hope the warning is a hoax. But when more e-mails arrive, it seems "Icarus" is deadly serious. Their worst fears are confirmed when a one of them witnesses an explosion on the famous "Meteor" ride. With time running out and lives in danger, It is up to the Internet detectives in England, New York, Toronto and Perth to discover the identity of the blackmailer before some one gets hurt.

This was the fifth title in the eight book Internet Detective series. These are interesting, fast-paced books that are great for introducing kids to computers. I would recommend "System Crash" to eight to twelve year olds. If you enjoyed this, I would suggest reading the other Internet Detective books, especially #2 Escape Key, and #7 Virus Attack, which I think to be the best of the ID books.

"Net Bandits" is the first in the 8 book Internet Detective series about kids around the globe teaming up to solve mysteries via the World Wide Web. After reading this several years ago, I became interested in the internet and went on to purchase the remaining seven ID books.

What Happens? This books main purpose is to set the scene for further books, introduce and connect the characters, etc. Josh and Tamsyn are pupils at the Abbey School with different views on the internet. When Tamsyn begins receiving e-mails from the mysterious Z-Master, it is the beginning of what will become a desperate race against time to discover his identity. With the help of kids in New York, Perth and Toronto, Tamsyn and Josh attempt to decipher a cryptic e-mail that will lead them to a boy in danger...

"Net Bandits" is an action-packed fast-paced adventure and great for the purpose of introducing and encouraging children to use the Internet. I would recommend it to children aged from about eight to twelve.

If you enjoyed this, I would suggest reading the other Internet Detective books, especially #2 Escape Key, and #7 Virus Attack, which I think to be the best of the ID books.

A kid named ZMaster E-Mails a girl named Tamsyn to call the police. Tamsyn doesn't even know ZMaster's name until ZMaster's friends tell her his name is Rob Zanelli. She E-Mails ZMaster's friends and Lauren sends her a map of their neighborhood so that she can get to Rob Zanelli's house. She doesn't call the police. She and her friend Josh goes to their house. They find out that this guy wants a computer game disk. To find out what happens read the book.

Tamsyn Smith recieves a strange message from a mystery on-line kid named ZMaster. He sends Tamsyn a message telling her to call the Portsmouth Police. The reason ZMaster e-mailed Tamsyn is because she is in the same town as he is. Tamsyn and her friend Josh Allen finally find out who ZMaster really is. He is a kid named Rob Zanelli. When they find out who Zmaster is, they decide to help him. Even though she doesn't call the police, she does find out who is threatening Rob and helps him keep a diskette that's worth over 3,000 dollers safe.

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Neat! So that means 'not'. =) or is it :-) hehe... this is really great, and I already have two books in my collection of the series. I think it's neat how the author was able to put the picture of the computer screen into the story to make it seem real.

I found this book at the library. At first, I thought it was just some trashy piece of junk. But then I saw that it was about something useful and not something boring. I read this book in 1 hour. Rob was typing to Tamsyn and he was making her mad.Then his tutor lets a guy in his house.Rob needeed a tutor because he had got in a car accident and his parents didn't want him going to school. The guy was looking for a video game that would cost a lot of big bucks. Rob e-mails a letter to Tamsyn and then Tamsyn sends the letters to Rob's online friends. To find out what happens read the book.