In this particular tale, the Kidds are looking for an ancient Knights Templar treasure-but the aren’t the only ones! Hijinks, double-crosses, and some pretty outlandish action sequences ensue. (Bick narrates the story Beck provides the illustrations.) And Beck and Bick, well, they’re going to be wise-cracking twin younger siblings who tie the family together. You know that Storm is going to have all the answers. Like, you just know that Tommy (oldest brother) is going to fall immediately in love with some girl (who is likely a spy or a villain). Characters are written to have one dominant trait that defines them, sometimes for comedic value and sometimes to insert some education or exposition into the story. The Kidd siblings have grown up with famous treasure hunters as parents and by book number eight they’ve got a lot of adventures under their belt. The result is a little bit ridiculous-but just think of this as The Fast and Furious franchise for kids. Patterson and Grabenstein craft a goofy, imaginative narrative full of jokes, plot twists, and fun facts. Chris Grabenstein has been James Patterson’s primary go-to author for middle-grade fiction and you don’t have to read too far into Ultimate Quest, the 8th Treasure Hunters book, to see why.
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