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Sure Fire

Henry Patterson

2007299 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2007
first published
  • 2006HarperCollins Children's · 299 pages · ENGISBN 9780007244096
  • 2007G.P. Putnam's Sons · ENGISBN 9780399247842
  • 2007HarperCollins Children's BooksISBN 9780007252183
  • 2008HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780007279098
  • 2008Penguin Young Readers Group · ENGISBN 9780142412138
  • 2007HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks · 304 pagesISBN 9780007244638

The phenomenally successful Jack Higgins teams up with Justin Richards to launch a sure fire best seller for children.The mother of fourteen-year-old twins Rich and Jade dies in a car crash and they are told they must go and live with their estranged father, who they have never met before. Neither the children nor their father get on, but when Rich and Jade witness him being kidnapped they are drawn into a dangerous crisis that could engulf not just their family but the whole world...

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How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSmall ensemble

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When and where

Reading situationRead aloud
ThemesFamily
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