Secret Agents Four

By Donald J. Sobol

Book Overview

Little Did Ken and his buddies -- Orv, Horseshoes, and Bo -- know just how exciting their summer was about to become. Who would ever have pictured their joining forces with the good guys, Mongoose, in a heroic attempt to foil Cobra's latest nefarious plot? It is not long before V.A.C.U.U.M. (Volunteer Agents Crusading Unsteadily Under Mongoose) is officially born. Add one "Beautiful Assistant Gangbuster," Mary Evans (full title, V.A.C.U.U.M. B.A.G.), a modest fleet of vintage cars and a World War I De Havilland and the fun is about to begin. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590405659
• ISBN13: 9780590405652
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Apple
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

VACUUM to the Rescue!

Donald J. Sobol, author of the beloved Encyclopedia Brown series, weaves a wonderfully funny and entertaining mystery in Secret Agents Four. With his characteristic wit and elegant, compact prose, Sobol takes the reader on a adventurous journey with four wacky "secret agents" who are trying to save Miami from a terrible fate. I loved this book as a kid. Re-reading it as an adult convinced me that Sobol's work is as current and enjoyable as any fiction for young readers available today. If you love adventure and mystery, this book is for you.

Remarkably ahead of its time.

I read this book over and over when I was a kid. It's a great story. However, I have a new appreciation for it now. Given the terrorist threat that we now face, this book was eerily prescient. It deals with sleeper spies and poisoning a town's milk supply, a scenario that is not as far-fetched as it used to be. Somehow, over time, Donald Sobol no longer seems like just a great kid's books author - he seems to have predicted the future.

Cool Book

I read this book when I was eleven and absolutely loved it. It was an amazing book and like many good books, I could actually imagine something like this happening to me!