The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart #5

by Elizabeth Singer Hunt

When an archaeologist who guards the priceless 1,000-year-old treasures of the temple of Angor Wat goes missing, her daughter Kate calls on Jack to help bring her home. No sweat for a top secret agent. Except this time it's personal. The archaeologist also has information leading to the whereabouts of Jack's missing brother. Now Jack must stop a power-hungry madman before the treasure, and the archaeologist, disappear forever.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun mystery/adventure series for 6-8 year olds. Lots of cool spy gadgets, Jack travels all over the world coming to the rescue and solving mysteries—in this episode he finds himself in Angkor Wat, Cambodia!

[Samuel Gámiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es el primer libro que me compré con dibujos en blanco y negro.
Olía a libro nuevo y me lo leí en una tarde, es super adictivo y para todos los géneros.
Es como un parecido a Kika Superbruja, porque Jack (el prota) está en una organización de agentes secretos y se le encargan misiones

[Aimee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book. I would give this book 3.5 stars. I liked the pictures in the book. I would like to read the next book in the series.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool concept for a series. This is the first book I read in the series, but enough background information is given, allowing it to be read as a stand alone.
This is kind of similar to The Magic Tree house books, but with more action and less focus on education.
The plot was good (although a bit unbelievable nine-year-old saving a grown woman is a bit insulting, special agent or not).
The writing was very simple and easy to understand.
In the beginning of the book, there is information given on characters, gadgets, and the GPF, which was helpful for someone who has not read the previous books. However, the first few chapters reiterated a lot of this information, which came off as a little repetitive. I think that the book would have been fine with one or the other, but having both made the beginning a little dull.
Overall, a good read with lots of adventure.

[Staci · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for boys with adventure without cumbersome vocabulary

[Vonnegut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Same as the last one.

[Sandra Gerrits · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for 8-10 year olds who love adventure. Will try soon how it goes down as a read-aloud book for a slightly younger boy.

[Anne Marshall · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good ideas, but would have been better in a lengthier book