Avery McShane
ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Avery McShane
Written by Greg Lyons
Price: £5.99
Recommended age: 8-12
I don’t like recommending books for either boys or girls, as everyone is different, but I will make an exception for this one: Avery McShane and the Silver Spurs, the first in a series, is strictly boys’ adventure territory. There may be a few girls who enjoy it, but on the whole this is one for the lads, from the poo-flinging monkey to the decapitation of soldier ants to scare the girls with and the fascination with seeing a dead body. That said, it is a gripping story: Avery lives in Venezuela with his parents and his friends who form the Machacas gang, bent on having fun and causing a little havoc along the way. However, they get in way over their heads when a dare to steal bananas from Pablo Malo’s farm turns into a full-on war with vicious dogs, floods and explosions that leave our hero literally staring down the barrel of a gun with nowhere to go but the swollen river at his back. You’ll be gripped until the final paragraph, which reminds you that Avery’s adventures are just beginning…
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