The Sword and the Flute (Matterhorn the Brave Series #1) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Matterhorn the Brave™ is an exciting new juvenile fiction seriesabout four young people who are recruited to keep an eye on theportals of earth that connect all realms of space and time.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Amg Publishers (January 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899578330
• ISBN-13: 978-0899578330
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,348,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for ALL AGES, April 24, 2007

By	Dianne Clark - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first time I read this book, I read it outloud to my son who was 8 or 10 years old. We did a lot of reading together. We've had the privilege of reading other works in the Matterhorn series too. Wonderful story line, with real, believable characters (not unlike my son!) in exciting time travel situations ... my son couldn't put the books down and has read them multiple times. Now, at the age of 16, as a 3 sport high school athlete, he's very excited about this new edited version of The Sword and the Flute and can't wait to begin reading the book all over again. I loved it too as a grown up, and the way Mike leads into the next story at the end of the first just keeps you wanting more. I highly recommend this book to both kids and adults!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does Kids Justice, April 15, 2007

By	Paul S. Regan (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a fantastic book!

I'm so pleased to find a writer who can explore thoughtful themes without erring in one of two common ways: by feeling compelled to hit the reader over the head with morals or principles or; perhaps even worse, by avoiding the conveyance of any morality or deeper meaning at all out of a desire not to offend or instruct.

Mike Hamel does a fine job of exploring delightful, alternate realities in ways that challenge kids to think, and better yet . . . to wrestle with issues of "could have beens" and "what ifs" and "if only I had been theres."

In my mind, that's a great writing gift. Very few authors can transport their readers to a land, and a time, that both entertains and instructs. Hamel does both exceedingly well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Time traveling adventure, March 1, 2007

By	C. J. Edgar (Monmouth, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Have you ever wondered what time travel might be like? How would you get there? What adventures would you have? Mike Hamel takes you on a time travel adventure that will keep you turning pages. Go with 12 year old Matthew Horn as he lands in Ireland of long ago and helps a leprechaun find his special flute. Matthew is given a special sword and makes new friends in unexpected places. Now that I have read book 1 of this series...I'd like to read about Matthew's other adventures and you will too.