Mvp*: Magellan Voyage Project

by Douglas Evans

Book Overview

Every kid's dream is to be named Most Valuable Player. But how many ever dream that the game is a race around the world (no flying allowed) in just forty days? That's the challenge Adam faces in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590786254
• ISBN13: 9781590786253
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

This book literally changed my life!

I read this book in fourth grade and it is definately the best book i've ever read! NOTE: i am only ten this is my mom's account.

Clever and engaging

Adam Story is a loner-type kid who is selected to participate in a secret round-the-world voyage. Mom thinks he's off at summer camp. Adam soon finds out that he's not the only 12 year old traveling around the world; he is in fact one of 24 contestants each backed by a wealthy displaced royal. Each team has a name, Adam's is "Magellan Voyage Project". Adults out there might be reminded of the 1980's movie "Gotcha!" in that there are operatives from each team who are out to stop the 12 year old "player" from opposing teams. Anyway, Adam travels around the world, giving readers a taste of geography as we read about his adventures in each of the time zones he travels through. MVP manages to be very suspenseful without seeming scary. The flow of the book is perfect; fast moving and with an end in sight the whole time (Adam must return to his starting point in California in exactly 40 days). The writing is very descriptive; I could easily imagine this as a movie. Plausible? Not really. But that's what makes it so fun. It's fantasty that in theory *could* happen and that makes a fun read for kids.

What an adventure

This is the best adventure book I've ever read. I'm glad my teacher suggested that I read it. It's about a boy who tried to go around the world in 40 days. But there are many people who are trying to stop him. If you like traveling and adventure, MVP: Magellan Voyage Project is a book you should read.

2009 Nutmeg Award Nominee

I live in Connecticut and I saw this books was a nominee for the 2009 Nutmeg Award. It's about a 12-year-old boy who is challenged to circled the world in under forty day by taking only land and sea transportation. It's very unusual, very exciting, and one of those books that's easy to read and hard to put down.

Cyber space and reality TV come to life!

In this can't-put-it-down caper, twelve year olds from around the globe compete to circle the earth in forty days or less. What kid hasn't dreamt this dream? Part thriller, as more previously hidden details become known, part strategic game a la copmuter games, and a whole lot of exotic travel- made this book irresistable. My eleven year old boy and his eight year old sister loved it.