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Next Stop: Spanish
This third novel in the Valquist Series can be read as an espionage action-adventure in its own right, but also you can use it as a way to either brush up on your Spanish or learn functional Spanish for the first time!
John Valquist needs to learn Spanish. But he's in luck, since his uncle Andrew is a language expert and a former (?) spy who is taking him on a vacation to Spain so he can study the language.
In Next Spanish, you have the chance to see and study the words John studies, and then watch him add more and more Spanish into his dialogue as the story progresses.
During this vacation, they get pulled into espionage intrigue (why do these things always happen to the Valquist family?).
In the dramatic conclusion, John will need to put together everything he has learned to save his uncle!
Five Star Amazon "Next Stop Spanish offers both an enjoyable reading experience and a chance to become familiar with a new language."
John Valquist needs to learn Spanish. But he's in luck, since his uncle Andrew is a language expert and a former (?) spy who is taking him on a vacation to Spain so he can study the language.
In Next Spanish, you have the chance to see and study the words John studies, and then watch him add more and more Spanish into his dialogue as the story progresses.
During this vacation, they get pulled into espionage intrigue (why do these things always happen to the Valquist family?).
In the dramatic conclusion, John will need to put together everything he has learned to save his uncle!
Five Star Amazon "Next Stop Spanish offers both an enjoyable reading experience and a chance to become familiar with a new language."
230 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 23, 2009
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About the author
Keith Massey
15 books9 followersI'm a musician, author, and public high school Latin teacher.
I'm the author of Intermediate Arabic for Dummies. On my website, www.keithmassey.com, I provide free resources for anyone who would like to learn Arabic, Latin, Spanish, or Romanian.
I'm originally from Madison, Wisconsin, where I got my PhD in Biblical Hebrew and Arabic, with my undergrad in Latin and Greek.
My action adventure novels follow the life of Andrew Valquist, soldier, scholar, and spy.
I myself served for four years as an Arabic linguist at the Top Secret National Security Agency (NSA) after 9/11. I was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal for service performed in Iraq in 2004.
As a result of my unique background, I am able to tell action adventure stories with authentic details of espionage trade craft.
Start with A Place of Brightness for the story of how Andrew and his twin were trained in their youth for battle, only to find they would need their skills when least expected.
Continue with Amor Vincit Omnia to follow Andrew as he begins work at the Top Secret National Security Agency himself.
Next in the series is the novel Next Stop: Spanish, in which Andrew Valquist and his nephew are pulled into international intrigue while on a vacation in Spain. In the course of the story, the reader incrementally learns enough Spanish to perform a basic conversation, while simultaneously experiencing an espionage adventure.
The latest novel in the series, In Saecula Saeculorum, features four students of Andrew Valquist who are unwittingly trained for a mission set in ancient Rome, to which these four young people must travel to retrieve crucial information to save the world from an imminent catastrophe.
I'm the author of Intermediate Arabic for Dummies. On my website, www.keithmassey.com, I provide free resources for anyone who would like to learn Arabic, Latin, Spanish, or Romanian.
I'm originally from Madison, Wisconsin, where I got my PhD in Biblical Hebrew and Arabic, with my undergrad in Latin and Greek.
My action adventure novels follow the life of Andrew Valquist, soldier, scholar, and spy.
I myself served for four years as an Arabic linguist at the Top Secret National Security Agency (NSA) after 9/11. I was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal for service performed in Iraq in 2004.
As a result of my unique background, I am able to tell action adventure stories with authentic details of espionage trade craft.
Start with A Place of Brightness for the story of how Andrew and his twin were trained in their youth for battle, only to find they would need their skills when least expected.
Continue with Amor Vincit Omnia to follow Andrew as he begins work at the Top Secret National Security Agency himself.
Next in the series is the novel Next Stop: Spanish, in which Andrew Valquist and his nephew are pulled into international intrigue while on a vacation in Spain. In the course of the story, the reader incrementally learns enough Spanish to perform a basic conversation, while simultaneously experiencing an espionage adventure.
The latest novel in the series, In Saecula Saeculorum, features four students of Andrew Valquist who are unwittingly trained for a mission set in ancient Rome, to which these four young people must travel to retrieve crucial information to save the world from an imminent catastrophe.
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January 25, 2019
Fast paced fun!
A thriller & educational novel rolled into one! Massey does it again dr. Valquiest on his journey to Spain (with family in tow). Can't wait for the next novel!
A thriller & educational novel rolled into one! Massey does it again dr. Valquiest on his journey to Spain (with family in tow). Can't wait for the next novel!
November 13, 2024
Fun brief and gradual immersion in Spanish via a semi-dramatic silly, semi-dramatic spy story
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