The Coiled Viper

The Secrets of Droon #19

by Tony Abbott

Hailed as the perfect series for kids not quite ready for Harry Potter, THE SECRETS OF DROON series is enchanting young readers everywhere!

Lord Sparr is back... and meaner than ever! This time, he is in search of the Coiled Viper, an ancient magical object of unknown, incredible power. Princess Keeah and her Upper World friends - Eric, Neal, and Julie - know they have to stop Sparr from uncovering the Viper. But there's one little catch. The Viper can't be found in Droon... because it's hidden somewhere in the Upper World!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile, Adventure, Middle Grade, Chapter Books

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.

Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.

Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.

Reviews

[Mosy · Rating 3 out of 5]

دیگه داره یه ذره تعداد آیتم های جادویی که وارد داستان میکنه زیاد میشه.
یعنی نویسنده هیچ محدودیتی برای به وجود آوردن اشیا جادویی نشون نمیده که خب این خیلی مسخره است. چون به مرور هر شی جادویی منفی ای که وارد میشه شما هیچ ترسی ازش ندارید چون میدونید که یه جوری میشه باهاش مقابله کرد.

[Maximilian Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kind of liked this book because it just suddenly stopped even when they already collected all the materials for the coiled viper, but the bad guy just flew away and the book ended.

[Brian Stout · Rating 5 out of 5]

The whole book was great I loved it there is five stars. A tiny bit scary. and one night it kept me awake for a little while. Because I was thinking about it and I was a little scared.

[Jeremy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be great after all these years.
An exciting adventure it was. Sparr finally appears in the children's town and causes trouble to get what he wants but the gang tries to stop him. We meet a few new characters and we are confronted with new mysteries. It was fun and adventure filled.

[Melika Kalhor · Rating 4 out of 5]

امتیاز من: ۳.۵

من این رو وقتی بچه بودم خالم برام خرید!
یادمه اون زمان اصلا دقت نکردم که این جلد ۲۰ مجموعه‌ست و کلی از خوندنش لذت بردم. هنوزم تو کتابخونمه و اتفاقی تو گودریدز پیداش کردم و یادم اومد که چقدر خوندنش کیف داد :)
اگه وقت کنم شاید بشینم بقیه ی کتابای مجموعه‌ش رو هم بخونم چون به عنوان یه کار کودک و نوجوان، خیلی دوست داشتنی بود.

[Sarv · Rating 5 out of 5]

اریک باید می گفت: گالن! من نمی ذارم چیزی که تو به خاطرش جونتو دادی به دست اسپار بیافته.
و می ذاشت گالن بمیره! ولی خب، این یه رمان کودکه :|

[Kryssy · Rating 4 out of 5]

**4.5**

I remember when i first read this, i was very confused. I didn’t read the special editions because i thought they were just bonus stories. Not just a thicker book that has a different numbering system. Very important to read in order

I love how we’re even more blurring the lines between the upper world and droon

We are slowly learning about all the pieces that need to be found to make these all powerful objects work. It would be interesting to see all the different parts and where they were all found

- family tree project
- All find connections to sparr when researching their ancestors
- Chasing a frog thing down the street
- There is only one item that could stand up to the power of the viper
- Ninns steal the eye
- Keeah comes with them to upper world. Their journey is here this time
- Keeah meets eric’s parents
- Eric is trapped by a BUNCH of frog creatures
- The frog (Pikoo) said his ancestors said eric would help sparr. He has been looking for him
- Calibaz is a moving city of tents
- Pikoo dug all the way to droon. Ninns are coming
- Found the medallion mentioned earlier in the past
- Sparr must break a branch (galen)
- The viper is buried behind the library. Before the children’s library
- Julie shape shifts into neil’s mom so they can get into the library
- Ninns invade a neighborhood party
- Eric gives sparr the viper to avoid galen turning to ice. Completes the prophecy he was told

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

somehow I skipped over this book when I was reading the others, I give them high marks for being age appropriate and being a series that young childlings can read on there own, My son read everyone and looked forward to a new one coming out from elementary school on into middle school, he just liked the characters and wanted to see what happened next. This was a good read.

Please read them in order, or they are not that great as a stand alone book, they are a great series but rely on the earlier books to set the characters up for the later books.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how prophecies are fulfilled in interesting ways. This book is another great adventure.

[Naaman]

3/21

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked how most of this adventure was in the upper world.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

The evil Lord Sparr comes to Eric's world after traveling through time from five hundred years ago. The kids try to keep the coiled viper away from Sparr.

[Kirsten Simkiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unlike others where the plot doesn't really play into the big picture, this book is clearly mostly plot. This is definitely not the book to read if you're reading them out of order. I've always loved the inventiveness of this series. I enjoy this idea of musical gypsy frogs that move their hidden campsite to a different place every night. These books are generally super creative and I love it.

[Prisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was another book I found from my elementary school books pile. It's odd I only have this one and not the rest of the series, but disregarding that, it was entertaining enough and I suppose a child would enjoy it more than I did.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

when lord sparr is going after the coiled viper eric and his friends and keeah and galen and max have to stop sparr.

[Juana · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is about tease 3 kids that are trying to keep a coiled viper away from an evil guy named spar

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun reading for kids, and I can see why kids like it.

[Roxanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

a magical viper when paired with the wasp very dangerous in bad hands

[Baashi · Rating 4 out of 5]

it is awsome !

[Max Volk · Rating 5 out of 5]

great!

[Lucia Pirone]

117 pages

[Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.56798888888

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute adventure story for 2nd or 3rd grade level readers.

[Micheleclc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really grate book.
My description...
Suspenseful (in a good way)

[M C · Rating 4 out of 5]

amazing! it was great ! generally all of the 44 books of the secrets of droon rules and I suggest them to every one!!!

[Suphakin]

Well I haven't read it yet.

[Gregisdead121 · Rating 2 out of 5]

A well needed risk that dares to move the setting out of droon and does so without losing its charm. Reviving a series that had begun to stagnate into episodic trudges.