Speed (Smallville Series for Young Adults, No. 5) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cherie Bennett (Author), Jeff Gottesfeld (Author)

Book Description

Series: Smallville (Little Brown Paperback) | Publication Date: April 16, 2003

Since its remarkable premiere, Smallville, the WB's hottest new show, has received rave reviews and is watched by over 6.5 million viewers every week. In the Smallville book series, fans join young Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Lex Luthor on original adventures, complete with all the strange happenings that Smallville fans love! In this riveting new Smallville adventure, Clark Kent tries to solve a slew of racially motivated attacks and confront the culprit in "frozen time."

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A must for all fans of the hit TV show' ENIGMA --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld are a writing team whose work includes writing for the WB's Smallville series as well as daytime drama. As a team, they also write Dawson's Creak books and a series for teen girls. This will be their third Smallville novel.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers; 1st edition (April 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316168165
• ISBN-13: 978-0316168168
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,810,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Funny but 4 Stars, June 2, 2003

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Cathy Wright "Cathy Wright" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Speed (Smallville Series for Young Adults, No. 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is basically about a boy who is a big time racist and he receives an hourglass from his racist dad for his birthday. When ever he flips the glass, he can pierce the fabric of time (he can move at super fast speed like Clark Kent). This new found power allows him to commit hate crimes without ever getting caught. And with a multicultural celebration coming up in Smallville, it is up to Clark to prevent the bad boy from ruining it for everyone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book, But Not 5 Stars, December 21, 2004

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Megan Kerrigan "Book and Film Reviewer" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Speed (Smallville Series for Young Adults, No. 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

I watch the television series Smallville faithfully along with my book club. Then we review the books. While Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld are the better writers in the Smallville book series, this one was not a 5 stars. The book is noble in pointing out the evils of racism. Kudos to the authors for that. The problem is we're in the mindset of the racist classmate the majority of the time, rather than in the mindset of Clark, Lana, Lex, or anyone else. This is a little too much to see his perspective. But, like most of the Bennett and Gottesfeld books, it is well-crafted and true to the Smallville characters.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good book, October 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Speed (Smallville Series for Young Adults, No. 5) (Mass Market Paperback)

So far in the smallville series I thought this one was one of the better ones. I like the storyline. They did a really good job on the characters. One think I didn't like was it was hard to figure out which season the story took. I think it was in the second season right after Whitney left.