Remote Man

by Elizabeth Honey

Book Overview

E-mail, lurking in chat rooms, and creating phony corporate Web pages all contribute to the fast-paced action, and virtual reality and actual reality finally meet in a nail-biting car chase.--School... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375814132
• ISBN13: 9780375814136
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Remote Man

Remote Man was one of the best books I've ever read. It is about a boy named Ned that loves to watch T.V. he is 13 years old and lives in Australia. One day his mother called and told him to prepare dinner and he just ignored her and kept watching T.V. When she got home she threw a frying pan at the T.V. and went insane. While she was insane Ned went to live with his cousin Kate. Ned was in a shop and a man came in and was looking for art. The man bought an x-ray of a rare snake. Ned told him that there was one around and the next time Ned and Kate went to see the snake it was gone. When Ned got home his mom was invited to stay with the mother of someone she worked with in America. While they were there they solved the mystery of why the snake was missing. (...)

Exciting

I was lucky enough to meet Elizabeth Honey several years ago. She and her son were in our town for several months while she 'researched' New England lifestyles and American English for this book. It's wonderfully exciting to read about the Concord prison, the woods, Rt. 495, etc. I loved the way in which she used chat rooms as a plot device. And her characters are very believable. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. It's fast-paced, humorous, and has a great message for animal-lovers.

humorous and suspenseful mystery

Remote Man is a humorous and suspenseful mystery from award-winning Australian author. When computer geek Ned's techno-phobe mother, a renowned tree scientist, suffers a nervous breakdown, he is first shipped off to visit cousins, then dragged along with Mum on extended vacation to America. While there, Ned and his neighbor Rocky make quick friends over observing a small family of bears, until Rocky unwittingly leads poachers posing as nature photographers to their animal friends. Furious at the death of mama bear and the disappearance of the cute cubs, then two make a quick connection between this illegal act and a dead snake the reptile fan Ned saw at his cousin's hometown, back in Australia. Determined to stop the poaching of endangered species, the two cook up a plan - with the help of some international friends - to catch the smugglers.Except for a few stray details, like giving Rocky from Concord Ma a Texan accent at the beginning of the novel, the story flows smoothly. Emails and chat sessions complete with typos are a well-used plot device, and Ned's character development shows how the Internet that initially served to alienate him how the power to connect as well. The ending is a bit predictable, but how they get there is fast paced adventure.While older teens may find the whole think a little far-fetched, middle school readers should enjoy this adventurous mystery. Topical references give Remote Man special appeal to local Massachusetts readers, cool cover art will help to sell.