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Description
The Devil's Breath is an adventure novel about fifteen-year-old Max Gordon, whose environmentalist-adventurer father disappears while working in Namibia. When Max becomes the target of a would-be assassin at his school in England, he travels to Africa to find his father before it's too late. The book is set in England and Namibia and is the first in a series.
Quick Summary
Max is just a regular fifteen-year-old until his adventurer dad vanishes in Namibia and someone tries to take him out at his English school, forcing him to become the hunter instead of the hunted. Readers will be hooked by the high-stakes chase across African deserts, the twisty mystery of who wants them dead, and Max's smart-mouthed attitude as he goes from schoolboy to survivalist. If your kid loves the globe-trotting danger of the 39 Clues series or the kid-hero-turns-action-star vibes of Alex Rider, they'll devour this. Perfect for kids ages 11 and up in middle school, especially those who devoured books like Holes or The Maze Runner and are ready for something with even more international intrigue.