Young Whit and the Thieves of Barrymore

Young Whit #3

by Phil Lollar, Dave Arnold

In Young Whit and the Thieves of Barrymore, the third book in the series, Johnny’s family adjusts to his stepmother Fiona’s blindness due to a riding accident. Johnny and his father, Harold, also discover more about the old journal and the mysterious cloth that seems to heal people miraculously. Meanwhile, Johnny and his friend Emmy investigate as mysterious strangers move into town. Are the strangers planning to rob the town’s bank?

The Young Whit series welcomes newcomers to the Adventures in Odyssey universe, introducing them to the history of the much-loved character John Avery Whittaker. For readers who are already fans of Adventures in Odyssey, the novels provide the history of the franchise’s central character.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Chapter Books, Historical Fiction, Christian

275 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2019

About the author

Phil Lollar has created, written, produced, and performed in dozens of audio and video series, including Adventures in Odyssey, The Little Angels, Jungle Jam and Friends, Iliad House, Little Dogs on the Prairie, 3,2,1 Penguins, The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss, The Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi Show, The Mr. Men Show, Olivia!, Tom & Jerry, and Space Racers, to name just a few. Two of those series have been credited with re-inventing the art of audio drama: Jungle Jam and Friends, and Adventures in Odyssey. A three-time Seneca Award winner for Excellence in Audio Drama, Phil has also written 20 books. He took a double BA in Radio/TV/Film and Philosophy from California State University Fullerton, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing and Video Production from California State University Los Angeles.

Reviews

[(Katie) Paperbacks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished the Young Whit trilogy. I honestly hope there is more in the series, but if there's not I feel it wrapped up pretty well. I loved Young Whit and seeing how his faith grew throughout the books and how he became a Christian and learned that his love of science and technology came from God. A great series for fans of Adventures In Odyssey.

[Bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly good!
Kinda boring

The whole plot of this book is Whit lost a “rag” by placing it in their shed and someone stole it, but oh no! It was actually an ancient holy relic!
Huh?
And it magically healed a gunshot wound.
Huh!?!?

Dislike:
Page 7:
Johnny sat at the desk in his room working on a replica of a storm glass weather barometer fashioned in the style of the one made by Admiral Robert FitzRoy, the taciturn sailor who had commanded the HMS Beagle for the Darwin expedition. FitzRoy was a brilliant meteorologist.
Page 21:
Whit knows karate during the Great Depression?
Page 58:
“Boys will be boys!”

[Alyce George · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just ok. It was hard to follow and yet again, for a third time, the plot resolves at the very end with simplistic answers to what had appeared all along to be a complex scenario. My son started to say it was boring half way through, but we finished it. On the good points, it shows a young boy expressing emotion, and has some good Christian messages.

[GheenGirls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turtle: great! Return to library.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son really liked it, and now we wait for the next installment.

[Evelyn Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat while reading, and I would totally reccomend it.

[Olivia Joy]

it was amazing

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
My gent really enjoys these and I enjoy reading them to him.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book!