Saturday, May 5, 2012

Vincent Shadow: The Top Secret Toys by Tim Kehoe

Toy Inventor: The Best Job
Vincent Shadow is an inventor, a toy inventor. Luckily for him, he is about to have an internship at the best toy company in the world! Or, it would have been lucky if he had inventions to build. After his first day as an intern, the company owner dies. Without toys, the future of the company looks bleak. If only Vincent could uncover the secrets of the famous scientist, Nikola Tesla. Surely, if he could do that, anything is possible.
The Top Secret Toys has a plot that is much different from many books I have read. Instead of starting slow then speeding up or starting in the middle and back-tracking with the plot, it starts with a question. Being that I aspire to be an inventor myself, I found the story intriguing. I also have an interest in the work of the real-life Nicola Tesla as well.  Although not gripping or exciting, I liked the mystery of the plot.  There are illustrations of inventions also, something I really appreciate. This is a good read, but not generally as fast-paced as I would like, so I gave this book three stars.

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