Firecracker Jones Is On The Case

by Christopher Klim

Book Overview

Ninth-grader Firecracker Jones sets out to discover the whereabouts of his best friend, who has disappeared despite the fact that he is about to set a school football record. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972690670
• ISBN13: 9780972690676
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Hopewell Publications
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

My Grandson Couldn't Put the Book Down

I purchased Firecracker Jones is on the Case for my grandson who likes to read. He prefers books that don't look like children's books even if he is 9 years old and this book was one he couldn't put down after I gave it to him when his family came for a day visit. I thought he would put it in his backpack after saying thanks but he got lost in the book after the first word, Vanished! I heard of Christopher Klim from his connection with Hopewell Publications important Best New Writing series and his praised novels but didn't know he wrote for children also. My grandson's preoccupation with it made me read it after he was finished. Klim's a master writer as well as a talented illustrator.

Encyclopedia Brown meets Napoleon Dynamite...

October 7, 2005 Encyclopedia Brown meets Napoleon Dynamite... Francis Jones is a not so typical high school student. He has a small circle of friends, is always looking for acceptance and has just assigned himself the task of locating a missing person - who happens to be his best friend and football hero, Ted. Ted disappeared without a trace and the adults in the community have remained very evasive when asked about his whereabouts. The adults' odd behavior and Firecracker Jones' overactive imagination formulate several conspiracy theories that just don't pan out. I liken Firecracker or "F" - as his friends call him - to two figures from two different generations. Encyclopedia Brown; for his uncanny investigative skills and unique techniques and Napoleon Dynamite for his awkwardness that does not sway him from accomplishing the things that he puts his mind to. With this formula, you have a likeable character, with a very active imagination and the ability to surprise you every time. We have access to his thoughts and his perception of himself and how he fits into various situations. As Firecracker and his friend Oliver Chubinski (a.k.a. Chub) set off to find Ted, the laughs continue as this odd-couple finds themselves in one mishap after another. One afternoon, there's a break in the case and Firecracker uses his detective skills to locate Ted. F, Chub and Chub's large bag of food make there way across town and what they find will change them forever. Firecracker Jones Is on the Case is written in a style reminiscent of Judy Blume; where you get inside the character's head and start to have fun walking in their shoes for a few miles. You live in his inner thoughts and experience his distractions and words from his imagination. This was one of the best books that I've read lately and I will look for the sequel!! Tyrone V. Banks