Young Indiana Jones and the Plantation Treasure

Young Indiana Jones #1

by William McCay

In the spring of 1913, a teenaged Indiana Jones traces the route of the Underground Railroad in search of a Southern plantation's treasure missing since the Civil War

Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Action, Fantasy, Kids, Media Tie In

123 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1990

About the author

AKA Bill McCay

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

the young Indiana Jones tv-show was meant as a teaching tool for youngsters to learn about history made attractive with a wee adventure. I watched these with my then daughters.
this book has undoubtely the same aim in teaching so this book is basically about the Underground Railroad, the means to whisk away slaven from the south into the north and Canada.
Indy gets involved when some men try to kidnap a young lady and hé saves her. Then follows a chase for treasure across America while being followed by the kidnappers while meeting people from the Underground Railway and explaining the history.

A nice little booklet which does the same as the tv-show, perhaps the subject remains touchy after all these years. But entertaining nonetheless.

[Christopher Rush · Rating 2 out of 5]

An awkward opening to a series, about slavery and plantation life and the good guys are descendants of "kind hearted slave owners." Young Indy does very little except punch much older, stronger men and somehow keeps winning. Fortunately, the bad guys at the end do a typical '80s bad guy "oh, you caught us, and even though we outnumber you and are clearly stronger than you, we'll let you tie us up and hand us over to the police" wrap-up, so the good guys win, and the one brief character twist is forgotten because History is more important than Integrity.

[Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)

I'm finally going through my physical tv, film etc. tie in library owned book list, to add more older basic reviews. If I liked a book enough to keep then they are at the least a 3 star.

I'm only adding one book per author and I'm not going to re-read every book to be more accurate, not when I have 1000s of new to me authors to try (I can't say no to free books....)


First time read the author's work?: Yes

Will you be reading more?: Yes

Would you recommend?: Yes


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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)

All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked

Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Typical YA stuff, but lacks the feel of a true Indiana Jones story. Writers like William McCay seem to think Indy can be shoehorned into any ole type of adventure, but if THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL taught us anything, it's that this is simply not the case. Indy has no business going up against aliens, nor should he be retracing the Underground Railroad looking for former slaves. Leave that to the Boxcar Children or something.
Additionally, the plotting here is predictable and dull, the action lackluster and boring. Again, it may appeal to undiscerning youngsters, but adults will have a hard time just making it past the cover art.

[Luís Castilho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great "Young Indiana Jones" adventure. The very first one actually, taking place in the southern states of the USA in 1913. The adventure revolves around the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the USA during the early to mid-19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada. Very cool and interesting.

[Peter Swenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Lizzie Ravenall, gets word of the treasure that vanished from her family, she must go find it. However, criminals wanting the treasure are close behind. It's up to fourteen-year-old Indiana Jones to help her out. If you like books with adventure, you'd like this book.

[Sarah Stroud · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. Not amazing just bc the little white girl thinks her grandparents were good to slaves when having slaves in the first place was shitty. Other than that, the general story was okay. That one thing really bothered me though.

[Alfred Lorenzo Stine · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good story although each time they found a lead on Harriet, it just seemed a little too convenient and unbelievable. Overall, the story had a lot of good action scenes. Young Indiana Jones is always involved in adventures.

[Liam Coyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even as a kid Indiana Jones was a great adventurer

[keira anne with an e]

Read this to see if it was appropriate for my little brother. I remember very, very little of it, so I'm not going to review it, and I don't plan on re-reading.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although the pacing was solid, i felt like the story lacked anything particularily compelling.
Wasnt the level of adventure i hoped for.

[Ahdom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun mystery with Young Indy, this time in the Carolinas. As always, something always pulls Indy into another treasure hunting adventure. These books are all Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, but plenty of real history to them. It's a great combination! This book touches on Slavery and the Underground Railroad. I thought it was a very fun read, as can be expected.

[Marcellus galloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

it really good book to read.

[Zinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Couldn't help but pick up the first book when the kids while the kids were reading it. Not a bad book for early readers.

[Siyun · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5*

[Martu · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good story, and perfect if u want a light-reading