Trouble at Impact Lake

by Andreas Oertel

Overview

In the thrilling third instalment in the popular Shenanigans series, Cody, Eric, and Rachel are back in the present after their time-travelling adventure and ready to return to their boring lives in the sleepy town of Sultana, Manitoba. But no sooner have they settled into their old routine than they run into a suspicious pair of divers who claim to be on a mission to recover a sunken military plane. Always curious, the kids go on their own quest to discover the real story behind the doomed Second World War aircraft. But as they find strange clues about the plane and nearby army base, they can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching their every move.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772030686
Publisher:	Heritage House
Publication date:	10/14/2015
Series:	The Shenanigans Series , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	471 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Andreas Oertel was born in Germany and has lived most of his life in eastern Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Shenanigans series, which has been nominated for several awards, including the Silver Birch Award, the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, and the New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award. He has a lifelong passion for archaeology, history, and writing for young people. Learn more at andreasoertel.com.

Editorial Reviews

A fun, engaging series for adventure and history buffs." —Guill & Quire

“A fabulously fun series that ... will appeal to boys and girls alike." —The Literary Word

From the Publisher

It's another archaeological adventure for 13-year-olds Cody, Eric and Rachel, in the third installment of this action-packed series.

Just back from Egypt and travels in time, the kids find a mystery right on their own doorstep in Manitoba. They meet three people at the service station who claim to be searching for Harrier planes that sunk at Impact Lake during World War II, when the lake was the site of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan for training floatplane pilots. But Cody is immediately suspicious of the strangers, knowing that Harrier planes didn't exist during the war. Off go the three investigators, launching themselves on another escapade involving drowned pilots, ghosts, rumors of a crazy trapper, a killer bear and kidnappers. What are the strangers looking for at Impact Lake? Lively action and plenty of dialogue make this volume as much fun to read as its two predecessors. Oertel knows how to develop a scene for maximum scary or humorous effect, and his three young protagonists come off as real kids with a penchant for adventure.

Two latter-day Hardy boys and a Nancy Drew may just awaken the Indiana Jones in young readers and teach a bit of history at the same time. (Adventure. 9-12)

Kirkus Reviews