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Author | Russell Ginns |
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Audio read by | |
Illustrator | Barbara Fisinger |
Series | Samantha Spinner |
Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 13 February 2018 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-1-5247-2000-1 |
OCLC | 990257306 |
LC Class | PZ7.G438943 Sam 2018 |
Followed by | Samantha Spinner and the Spectacular Specs |
Website | samanthaspinner |
Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans is a children's mystery novel centered on an eponymous character, Samantha, an 11-year-old from Seattle. Her uncle Paul disappeared mysteriously and left her siblings expensive gifts. Her brother, Nipper, received the New York Yankees. Her sister, Buffy, received $2,400,000,000. Samantha received only a rusty red umbrella. Eventually, she discovered that the umbrella lining contains maps and diagrams to secret means of traveling around the globe.
It is the first title in the four-part Samantha Spinner book series, to be released by Random House 2018–2021.
The underside of the umbrella contains a map of secret passages which they expect will help find Samantha's uncle, but outlaw ninjas from the sewers are in pursuit of them. [1]
The story uses Samantha's brother Nipper as a device to add educational content to the story. [2]
The book was written by Russell Ginns, who has written over 100 books and also designed video game software. [3]
Throughout the series, the characters explore locations, famous and obscure, around the globe. In the first two published books, they visit:
The Louvre - France; The Eiffel Tower - France; The Florence Duomo - Italy; The Fountain of Neptune - Italy; The Temple of Horus - Egypt; Times Square - USA; The Space Needle - USA; The Great Mosque - Mali; Borobudur Temple - Indonesia; Machu Picchu - Peru
The 2018 audiobook edition, narrated by Kathleen McInerney and Grover Gardner, was listed an Earphones award winner by AudioFile Magazine. [4]