Тайната на Пеещите пещери

Adventure Island #1

by Helen Moss

Скот и Джак никак не са щастливи, че трябва да прекарат лятната ваканция в Касъл Кий – малко селце на брега на океана. Но след като двамата братя срещат Емили и кучето й Дрифт, всичко се променя. Май това лято ще е най-интересното в живота им!

Емили и Дрифт отвеждат момчетата до скалистия нос с Пеещите пещери. Но кой знае защо, пещерите не издават и звук! Според преданието това означава, че замъкът на върха на скалите е в опасност. И наистина! От музея в замъка са изчезнали ценни предмети от старо саксонско съкровище! Но кой ли е крадецът и защо пещерите вече не пеят? Скот, Джак и Емили тръгват по следите на откраднатото съкровище. Бащата на Давид е писател, който подготвя поредица от пътеводители „Семейни ваканции“ и затова пътува със семейството си до различни части на света. Никой обаче не предполага, че тези пътувания ще се превърнат в опасни приключения. Десетгодишният Давид и сестра му Сисел ще трябва да впрегнат всичките си детективски умения, за да помогнат за разкриването на банда безскрупулни крадци и да спасят семейството си.

За 9-14 годишни

Genres: Mystery, Adventure, Childrens, Fiction, Middle Grade

168 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 2011

Reviews

[Helen Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't aware of these books before last weekend. I'm not the target audience but I'm still a kid at heart so I bought the book out of interest and nostalgia. The cover price was attractive, the cover design is lovely, and I was a big fan of Enid Blyton when I was younger. I wasn't disappointed. I thought the adventure was well-written, the dialogue lively, and the characters realistic and charming with just enough of the attitude I remember from the Famous Five and the Adventurous Four, but with an added dash of the contemporary. This is childhood as many of us wish it had been (and wish it still was!). With children apparently turning more and more to the screen and less and less to books for their entertainment, publishers and authors are having to work pretty hard to attract a readership and I hope this series pulls them in.

[DivaDiane SM · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this aloud to my son (10 years old). We enjoyed it a lot in the end. I had a hard time with the first person POV moving from person to person. I found it really disorienting. But I suppose I got used to it, because I decided I liked the book. The boys were a little annoying, but the girl, Emily, was a great character. She was really good at entertaining herself on that island. The boys’ behavior seemed too age divergent given that they were only a year apart. Scott seemed way too mature.

The mystery was interesting and did a great job of setting the stage on the island.

[Zawani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story, not just for kids but also for adults (well, it suits me..hehe) I love the way the writer described the story in detective-mode like Sherlock Holmes' stories and the book's cover reminds me a lot about books i've read during my primary school days. Feels like reading Enid Blyton's book!

[Kimmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab.... A modern day Enid blyton x

[Петър Панчев · Rating 5 out of 5]

Кражбата на съкровището
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Трябва да се случват все интересни неща, иначе е голяма скука. 😃 Това непременно се отнася за детските книги, обещаващи чудни приключения, изпълнени с опасности и загадки. Ето една поредица с много от всичко изброено. Реших, че е време да поразпусна от „възрастните книги“ и това е един от начините. Естествено, писането на книги за съвременни хлапаци хич не е лесно, ако целта е да ги ангажираш с четене. Е, Хелън Мос се е постарала и резултатът е прекрасен. Явно в „Тайната на Пеещите пещери“ („Фют“, 2016, с превод на Елмира Цветанова Великова) ще има разплитане на разни криминални случаи и героите ще трябва да си отварят очите на четири, както и младите читатели, защото за тази работа си трябва акъл. Това ми напомня на интерактивните книги с лупа, където търсиш определени елементи. Тук обаче става въпрос за хора и техните разнообразни характери. Някой може просто да е решил да послъгва и трябва да се разобличи. А има доста способни хитреци, които демонстрират завидни способности. Сега ако се намерят и скучаещи хлапета… 😉
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[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Прекрасна детска книжка! Четохме я с децата и всички бяхме доволни от избора си! Препоръчваме!

[Nilanchana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know I should be reading YA crime thrillers at this age. But the 'Adventure Island' series piqued my curiosity, and I'm pleased after all. The first book of the series- The Mystery of the Whistling Caves is definitely an intriguing read and recommended for children & teenagers. Have an adventurous journey with Emily, Scott, Jack & Drift (the dog). Nevertheless Drift was my favorite of them all!!!

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this to my kids. It was good enough to keep their attention.

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good thing this was a penny book, or I'd have been very annoyed at the waste of money. | For my own enjoyment, I'd give this 2 stars. Since I'm sure that the target audience wouldn't have the issue I had, however, I'm generously moving it up. It was a nice story, fun, not challenging, but here's the issue: Scott and Jack were little shits. Emily was great, and I'd have appreciated more depth to her or just more time generally, but every time one of those boys was on the page they were awful. I wouldn't want to put up with them for a day in person, I feel no reason to put up with them for another book.

[Laila Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In keeping with my job as school librarian - something I take very seriously - I have just finished reading The Mystery of the Whistling Caves so I can talk to the girls about it.

The front cover design was reminiscent of Enid Blyton and Helen Moss's novel is a modern take on Blyton's adventure stories which, I confess, I loved as a kid!

Scott and Jack are on holiday on an island off the Cornish coast. They think they're in for a boring time while their dad is away for the summer (very Enid Blyton! No grown ups around to spoil the fun!) but then they meet Emily Wild, an adventurous girl, and become embroiled in a mystery involving stolen treasure.

This story was charming. The locations were well drawn and the characters simple but distinctive. The plot was very uncomplicated but the book didn't suffer for that.

It was so refreshing to read a simple book about children having fun without any underlying 'issues' attached. It really did harken back to a different kind of fiction which seems to have fallen out of favour in recent years. The kids entertained themselves without needing technology, or breaking the law, and enjoyed each other's company in an innocent way. It made me wish I had gone somewhere like Castle Key during my school summer holidays! This is just the sort of book I would have enjoyed reading as a kid.

I will definitely recommend The Mystery of the Whistling Caves to the girls after the Christmas holidays. I would be interested to hear what they think of it and whether or not they consider it 'old-fashioned'.

[Lavinia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack and Scott Carter are on holiday with their Aunt Kate in Stone Cottage. At first, they think that it is so physically boring they were going to die of boredom. But when they meet Emily Wild, everything changes completely as they investigate who stole the Chieftain's Shield, the King's Sword, and the Ceremonial Helmet from the British Museum.

At first, they find Mrs Loveday fairly suspicious. But then, more suspects appear everywhere; and there is only one way to find out who really did it. They had to enter the Whistling Caves of Castle Key.

This book was very good, quite absorbing and an easy-read, but it involves stuff that only the modern-day-child would want to read: "for one horrible moment, it looked like Jack was going to kiss her. She shrank back." You see, I may be from the modern times, but I disapprove of these yucky moments highly.

[Robbie Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not the target audience for this book - I am 44 years of age! I'd heard that Helen Moss was doing a modern take on Blyton-style children's adventure stories and was intrigued to see what they were like. So downloaded this to my Kindle.
I am well impressed - I read it in a sitting and am sure that 8-12 year olds will turn the pages equally quickly.
I would happily buy Ms Moss's books for the children in my life and might well just buy a few more for myself ( as a guilty pleasure!)

[Olivia]

i thought it was intertaining and funny and liked it very much i think this book is recommended for 9 year olds and older.

[Farseer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This writer has written a 14-book series called Adventure Island, about the adventures of three children, siblings Scott and Jack Carter and their friend Emily Wild. By the way, the whole series (14 books) can be bought as a single ebook very cheaply from stores like Amazon, Kobo, Apple and others (search for "Adventure Island Complete 14-Book Collection").

I have just read the first book (The Mystery of the Whistling Caves). It's very much in Enid Blyton's style. Scott and Jack are staying during the holidays with their great aunt, a writer of mystery novels who lives in an island called Castle Key. In the beginning, the boys' attitude is not very positive, thinking they are going to be bored in such an out-of-the-way place, without even cell phone coverage, but all that changes when they meet a local girl called Emily, who is very much into investigating mysteries. Soon an archaeological treasure is stolen from the local museum and the three children (with the help of Emily's dog) have a mystery of their own to investigate.

The story itself has mystery elements in the style of the Five Find-Outers and adventure elements. There are a lot of things that the writer does well. The story is well-written, it does a good job of keeping the style of Enid Blyton's stories even though it's set in modern times (helped by the lack of cell phone coverage in many parts of the island), there is humor and banter between the children, the characters have their own distinct personalities... On the minus side, I did not quite warm to the characters as much as I did to Enid Blyton's. I guess the boys' dismissive attitude, although realistic in modern kids, is not as appealing. And I think we are lacking some of the quieter moments that we have in many of Enid Blyton's books, when we can just relax and enjoy the characters' having fun. Perhaps it should have been a little bit longer and let us get to like the characters more before the mystery starts. In this book, it seemed to me that at the end the characters got into a very dangerous situation when they could have done more to avoid it.

Nevertheless, this was a good read, and the whole collection is so cheap that it is worth trying.

[Melanie Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book 1 for my son. We enjoyed reading this together. Continuing the whole series of 14 books. What made is better was that the series is at our local library so we do not have to wait for the next book. I recommend this series for kids who like adventure with some fun on the side. My son likes the song willed girl Emily, laughs at Jack and Drift (the dog) and thinks Scott has his head on straight. Having Drift in the book gives him the love of a dog that he des not have. We printed out the map of the Island and have it in hand for every book in the series.

[MrsB · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5*

The storyline is pretty enjoyable, even if the crimes and plot ‘twists’ are very obvious (though bearing in mind this is a chapter book for younger readers). It reminded me of an updated version of Blyton’s Famous Five series, which I enjoyed a lot as a child. Unfortunately, I found the constant changing narrative perspective disorientating. I think it will still be a good addition to the school library though.

[Ruby Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

i’m definitely not the target audience for this book, but i read it just to keep me reading and kind of work my way up to longer books. i found it funny, but since it’s aimed at 12 year olds there was quite a lot of cheesy dialogue which i got bored of. anyway it was an okay book and the first i’ve finished in a few years- not proud about that.

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

This read like a modern-day Enid Blyton at her best (think Famous Five - except this time there are only three). I enjoyed the writing and the mystery. I did guess who had done it and how before the final reveal, but I'm not 8 years old anymore! Not sure whether I would have been as fast in my Famous Five reading days.

[Miss J · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a smashing read

Well came across these and liked the look of the covers. Reminded me of Famous Five that I read as a child. So thought you know own what I fancy these and I wasn't disappointed.

[Abbie Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mystery Of The Whistling Caves is such a good book and I recommend this to children and teenagers.

[Mdaly · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter calls it a modern day Enid Blyton. Enough said.

[Alice Hannah Bates · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like reading kids books for some reason 😆 but this was very best by far

[Sabrina Simões · Rating 4 out of 5]

Legal de ler, mas não é muito inovador ou qualquer coisa. :)

[Monica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh. I am not a big fan of British English. But my daughter’s teacher is Briitish and says stuff like rubber instead of eraser and bin instead of trash, etc, so she is looking forward to reading the entire series....

This particular book finally got good 129 pages in, but my daughter loved the tail end of page 77, where Jack makes an excuse to get out of listening to a long history lesson by claiming he has to go to the toilet: “How long could he feasibly take to go to the loo before he had to return to the Office of Doom? Ten minutes? Perhaps if he suddenly developed third-degree constipation he could stretch it to fifteen?”

[Rae]

"Boring" summer. Friends. Theft. Castles and caves. United Kingdom.

[Cortney Westhoff-O'Farrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable story, though I don't think we could work our way through the series. Still a good bedtime story.

[Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this book, the story is fantastic and I loved how adventurous it felt

[A.J. Maddicott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thoroughly enjoyable yarn very reminiscent of Enid Blyton’s 7 and 5 adventure stories. Helen Moss succeeds in blending a warm-all-over nostalgic feel with plenty of contemporary references (even the old fisherman carries an iPhone!) and realistic up-to-date dialogue.

I enjoyed the three main characters’ ruminations as they tried to solve the mystery of a disappearing Saxon shield, eliminating suspects along the way, uncovering new clues and embarking on covert operations.

The author has created a cast of lovely, memorable characters from the busy-body Mrs Loveday and her endless stream of funny malapropisms to the museum's boring curator Geoff Piggott.

The Mystery of the Whistling Caves is short but beautifully constructed; the whole thing flows easily and the reader is carried along. I felt I was one step ahead of the young detectives and enjoyed being proved right but, even so, there were still one or two nice twists. The finale was tense and thrilling and well-written and a fitting end to a very good children's book.

Lastly, have to mention that Helen Moss is economical with words. There are very few wasted words. She has some lovely descriptions - "foamy frills (of water) lapped at his trainers" - but she doesn't over-describe, leaving the reader to fill in the rest using their imagination.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

How refreshing to read such an upbeat children’s book. Both my 8 year old son and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. We are frequent travellers to Cornwall so maybe the target market, but what Moss does brilliantly is to bring so many ingredients of the Cornwall experience into her story line. Location isn’t everything, but here the scene is set so well. My son particularly enjoyed the little bits of humour. This book, unlike some in the current children’s market, really uses a wide range of exciting (sounding) language and is aspirational to the young reader.
Our greatest pleasure was, as the title suggests, trying to solve the mystery. Moss’s plotting is excellent and is equally engaging to an adult reading to a child, as for the child trying to work out whole stole the treasure. As an avid reader of adult crime fiction it was wonderful to see my son gripped by the plot line and trying to work out who had stolen the shield from Castle Key. A great read for young adventurers. We will certainly stock up on some more Adventure Island books for our long journey to Cornwall this summer.

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

От издателство ФЮТ започнаха издаването на нова, вълнуваща серия детски романи, наречена „Островът на приключенията”. Автор на поредицата е англичанката Хелън Мос, а книгите са вече 14 на брой. От тях две са вече издадени на български език. В поредицата ви очакват много мистерии и приключения, но това се разбира и от самите заглавия, всяко от които започва с „Тайната на…”.

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