Kevin Sylvester
Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 4.29 | 346 Users | 36 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Neil Flambé and the Toyko Treasure ISBN13 9781442442887 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Neil Flambé Capers #4 |
| Literary Awards: | John Spray Mystery Award Nominee (2013) |
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World-class chef Neil Flambe isn’t thrilled when his cousin Larry moves to Japan to work on an online manga comic book. Now who’ll help him in the kitchen? But he finds a replacement in Gary the bike courier, and life, and the restaurant, moves on without Larry. That is, until the news that life may have really left Larry behind—he’s been lost at sea.Neil is devastated. But then he checks Larry’s online manga. There’s a subtle change in the plot, something Neil and Larry had discussed—something only Neil would notice. Is this a cryptic message from beyond the grave—or is Larry still alive? Determined to find out, Neil heads to Japan to solve his next mystery.
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| Title | : | Neil Flambé and the Toyko Treasure (The Neil Flambé Capers #4) |
| Author | : | Kevin Sylvester |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | October 16th 2012 by Simon & Shuster Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.29 From 346 Users | 36 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books Neil Flambé and the Toyko Treasure (The Neil Flambé Capers #4)
So much fun! Neil's character has really taken on shape and dimension since the first book (which I thought dragged). I like the kid. And the other characters. But what I really loved was Sylvester's talent for piling the unbelievable on the outrageous. Wild! A dense, fast-paced, preposterous plot that kept the surprises coming to the last drop. And the whole thing held together about as tightly as I needed it to, given how much fun I was having along the way.I just love this series. It is quite fun, with lots of dry wit and humour. The fact that the author is Canadian makes for some great place names and facts. This isn't a book for sissies though, there is quite a bit of violence, which could be hard for some younger readers. As an adult it is okay.
This book is about a person named Larry who decided to go to Tokyo to meet up with this man named Hiro so they could work on the manga they were working on in person. Very suddenly there was news about Larry and Hiro lost at sea, Neil Flambe, Larry's cousin, went to Tokyo to search for him. Neil brought his friends along with him to Tokyo to solve the mystery together. During the search for Larry Neil also had to go for cooking duels.I picked this book because I've read the other Neil Flambe
This book was hilarious, especially Larry's "bad puns". My most favourite part was was Larry's fake funeral with the mad libbs and the crying girlfriends.I think this book was also intended to draw attention to the problem of the over-fishing of the oceans. There is a section devoted to the billionaire Noriwere he's started to eat some endangered species of turtle cooked in beluga whale fat which is illegal but then he gets interrpted so he throws the turtle soup to the sharks. The book is also
Great book for grade 5-6 students. Adventure, mystery with exciting twists at the end.
The characters didnt take me on an adventure of a lifetime nor did I care for their personalities. I will be donating this book to a school library hoping the true age range it is meant for will fall in love with it.
This was my first Neil Flambe reading and I have to say, I was not expecting such a fun, hilarious story! I loved the characters with their catch phrases and quirks, the puns that flew which way throughout, the emphasis on food and cooking (who knew I would actually learn how to make a perfectly delectable omelette??), and the great story that kept me flipping through the chapters. I think what I especially like about the Neil Flambe book is its unique character: a teenage, business-running,
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