  | Secret prophecy Author: Brennan, Herbie | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
Faced with the death of his father and a growing international scandal, Em Governton must uncover the secrets behind the Knights of Themis before it's too late.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 5.50 Points: 13.0 Quiz: 154846 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 6-8 Reading Level: 4.50 Points: 20.0 Quiz: 59242 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Craft & Structure
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → 4.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas
Grade 4 → Reading → RL Literature → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang
Grade 6 → Reading → RL Literature → 6.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 6 → Reading → RL Literature → 6.RL Craft & Structure
Grade 6 → Reading → RL Literature → 6.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 6 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo
Grade 7 → Reading → RL Literature → 7.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 7 → Reading → RL Literature → 7.RL Range of Reading & LEvel of Text Complexity
Grade 8 → Reading → RL Literature → 8.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Craft & Structure
Grade 5 → Reading → RL Literature → 5.RL Integration & Knowledge of Ideas
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/15/12)
School Library Journal (01/01/13)
Booklist (11/01/12)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 11/01/2012 Edward Michael (“Em”) Goverton is shocked when his father dies. He seemed to be recovering from the flu. But at the funeral, Em spots a man with a gun, and then his father’s home office is ransacked. What could be in the office of a professor that someone would want? True, his dad was an expert on Nostradamus, and Professor Goverton had told Em that he had perhaps discovered a new prophecy. By the time Em’s mother is locked up in a mental institution, heads are spinning and events are out of control. Brennan follows The Da Vinci Code model—hanging the intrigue on a historic figure and his secret knowledge and then surrounding the mystery with lots of running around and shooting. Actually, there’s not enough Nostradamus here and too much running about. The plot can’t bear too much scrutiny, nor can the characters for that matter. But there are some decent twists, and Em is a likable enough Everyteen caught in a web of deception. - Copyright 2012 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 01/01/2013 Gr 7–10—When Edward Michael (Em for short) loses his professor father unexpectedly and suspiciously, the teen is left reeling. After the funeral, his dad's home office is burglarized yet nothing appears to be missing. Em is whisked off to France by a family friend and his daughter, lovely and intimidating Charlotte, and the teens spot a stranger with a gun stalking them through the streets of Paris. Finally, when Em returns home, he is shocked to learn that his mother has been committed to a psychiatric facility and when he goes to visit her, she slurs a warning in her drugged state: run. Now Em cannot seem to find a safe place to hide from an omniscient group of pursuers. He connects with Victor, an oddly helpful vagrant who turns out to be a government secret service officer. Victor, Charlotte, and Em plot, scheme, and uncover clues left by the deceased professor, which leads them down a path of intrigue complete with international travel, deadly epidemics, and large-scale conspiracies. Brennan serves up a fun read with guy appeal, a Dan Brown-like thriller about Nostradamus, meandering into an international environmental statement, with betrayals and lies so pervasive that it's hard to decipher the actual truth. Recommended for those who love an adventurous tale and are willing to suspend disbelief.—Tara Kehoe, Plainsboro Public Library, NJ - Copyright 2013 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
