Champion of Justice and
Freedom (Juvenile)
By Wayne Greenough
ASIN B007d58H71
Musa Publishing
Rating 5-Stars
Young Tate’s grandfather
loves old Republic serials, and shows them to his grandson, telling him about
heroes and champions of justice in the days of his youth, instilling in the
young 7th Grader the idea of becoming a hero at school, protecting
the innocent and punishing evildoers. But to his sad discovery, things always
backfire making him into the bad guy. Even when he takes on Mountain, the biggest
boy in school as his helper, they still wind up in trouble with the principal
and teachers. Especially when the Phantom Marker strikes.
Written in 12 chapters, like
the old Saturday Matinee series of Republic Pictures, each chapter ending in
something resembling a cliffhanger, the young boys must unmask the evil Phantom
Marker before they are blamed for his misdeeds.
This was a fun little
novelette featuring children who wanted to be heroes like Spy Smasher, The Lone
Ranger, and all the great heroes of radio, comic books and serials. Meant for
children, I think adults will also get a kick out of the innocence of
hero-worshipping children. Now, if the author would just write a 12-chapter
serial for us adults. Highly recommended for ages 7 to 12, and maybe some of us
older kids.
Tom Johnson
Detective Mystery Stories
I should check this out....
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun read, Tim, but strictly juvenile. As I said, it's aimed for the 7 to 12 age group.
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