“Ice Claw” by David Gilman
Delacorte Press, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-385-73561-2
Format: Book
Rating: Excellent
Grades: 7-10
In this second installment in The Danger Zone series, Max Gordon becomes both hunter and hunted when he witnesses the murder of Zabala, a monk who predicted the exact date and time a great destruction would take place upon the world. Max is determined to solve the clues, which the dying man shared with his last breath, while a ruthless scientist is determined to take advantage of Max’s knowledge for his own unsavory plans.
While attempting to piece together what Zabala was trying to tell him, Max is taken on a series of dizzying adventures and hair-raising escapes as Zabala’s killers will stop at nothing to make sure Max doesn’t succeed in his mission.
Cliff hangers, plot twists, betrayal, mystery, and adventure will leave readers eagerly following Max and unable to rest until they have also solved Zabala’s secrets and restored order to the universe once more.
Reviewed by Alma Ramos-McDermott; Library Teacher; Pollard Middle School, Needham, Massachusetts.
February 6, 2011
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