Scarlet Thunder

Sports Mystery #5

by Sigmund Brouwer

Trenton Hiser is trying to walk in the footsteps of his uncle, Mike Hiser, a successful Hollywood director. During Trenton's summer vacation, he goes with his uncle to film the inside story of Scarlet Thunder, a top-level stock-car racing team. As they film the action, too many things go wrong, deadly mistakes are made and Trenton finds out that much more than the race is at stake.

Genres: Sports, Mystery

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Sigmund loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show.

Reviews

[Noah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot because it had action and involved cars racing at high speeds. The length was just right, and I was into the book from the moment I started reading it. Highly recommended to those who love action and cars.

[Gena Lambert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was kind of boring at first, but then it started picking up. There was a lot of description, high speeds, and action. The whole I time I was reading it, Lightning McQueen was popping up in my head. I loved how little Trent, dreaming of becoming a director, found out who poisoned them. Also, I loved how after all the troubles Scarlet encountered, she finally won the race! Overall, this book was good, and I enjoyed the ending that the author decided to write.

[KJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought the book was alright because it made you keep reading more. Also it didn't make scene at the beginning but then I started to understand more.

[STU JONATHAN · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not the best.

[Travis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scarlet Thunder, by Sigmund Brouwer was mainly about trying to make a commercial. The story takes place in San Diego. The commercial is based on Nascar racing but they ran into a problem. One of their orders for the shoot was shipped to the wrong place and they needed that order for the commercial but they found a way to work around that problem. I liked the book because it made me think about Nascar racing and about how they make commercials. I thought about how they make the camera move with the car. I really like problem solving books. I recommend this book to anyone who likes problem solving and nascar races.

[Nik Fiset]

this book was cool it has to do with cars which i love

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The school librarian got me started reading Orca books. This was the first sports book I read and I enjoyed it. I will probably read this book with my students.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

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[Jessie · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is something lacking in the Orca Sports books.

[Aleyendo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seemed boring, but as it went on it kept me on the edge of my seat until i FINALLY finished.