Open fire

by Charlie Carter

Series: Battle Boy (book 1)

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The first two titles in a gripping, dramatic and completely engrossing new series - designed to engage reluctant readers (high interest, low-level reading), and anyone interested in battles, history, time travel, adventure, great stories, and gadgets galore!(Classified) MISSION 1: OPEN FIRE-Spain, 1587, Sir Francis Drake's ship -Mission objective: collect Drake's DNA for the Warrior Gene BankOPERATIVE PROFILE:Code name: Battle Boy 005 (BB005)Real name: Napoleon Augustus SmytheAge: 11 years old Assignment: Operation Battle BookController: Professor PerduDuty: To operate as a Human Data-Collecting Device (HD-CD)Survival gear: SimulSkin (high-tech, skin-coloured body armour)Mission motto: Spying on the past… (more)

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First in a series of 6 books about a boy called Napoleon who is selected to enter books about historical battles to collect data for research. He wears a special suit called Skin that talks to him and changes his appearance and accent so he fits into the historical context. It is all a bit far-fetched but as its a younger kid's book, I guess some boys would like it. The first battle he attends is on Sir Francis Drake's ship as he is about to take on the might of the Spanish Armada. This book is illustrated with large print and emphasis on action words -i.e. POW! BAM! are all in huge print like a comic.

nicsreads | Dec 25, 2009 |

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The first two titles in a gripping, dramatic and completely engrossing new series - designed to engage reluctant readers (high interest, low-level reading), and anyone interested in battles, history, time travel, adventure, great stories, and gadgets galore!(Classified) MISSION 1: OPEN FIRE-Spain, 1587, Sir Francis Drake's ship -Mission objective: collect Drake's DNA for the Warrior Gene BankOPERATIVE PROFILE:Code name: Battle Boy 005 (BB005)Real name: Napoleon Augustus SmytheAge: 11 years old Assignment: Operation Battle BookController: Professor PerduDuty: To operate as a Human Data-Collecting Device (HD-CD)Survival gear: SimulSkin (high-tech, skin-coloured body armour)Mission motto: Spying on the past

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