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| Mysteries in Our National Parks: Over the Edge: A Mystery in Grand Canyon National Park (Mysteries in Our National Park) | 
| Authors: Gloria Skurzynski, Alane Ferguson
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 130916
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1426301774
EAN: 9781426301773
ASIN: 1426301774
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not for ages 8 to 12 May 18, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this book to read to my three boys, ages 8, 10 and 12 during a long drive to the Grand Canyon. It was obvious from the start that "Over the Edge" would be too sophisticated for their age group.
The invited guest in the story "a tall, thin, hollow-chested" 15-year-old society drop-out and computer geek says things like "those intellectual pygmies... The whole town's filled with freaking morons... the only way to fit into Cow Town was to turn into another stupid lemming."
The mother of the story is described as follows "His mother stood, fully dressed in stonewashed jeans and a hooded jacket. Although wrinkles lined the corners of her eyes when she smiled, Olivia looked young and trim. And full of energy."
I do not doubt that this book would be enjoyed by many teens. But the characters and the plot (someone tries to kill Olivia by pushing her over the edge of a cliff) in this book are beyond 8 - 12. Then again, perhaps teens would demand better writing. "It wasn't exactly that he liked Morgan, but he couldn't help being drawn to his... what was it? Maybe his self-assured view of the world acording to Morgan. His braininess."
 A trail of computer evidence leads to personal peril! April 13, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Highly recommended for young adult readers ages 8-12, Over The Edge is a fun, exciting suspense novel collaborative written by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson, and is the latest entry in the "Mysteries In Our National Parks" series. When Olivia Landon receives a threatening, anonymous e-mail after announcing her disputed plan to save and protect the endangered condors of Grand Canyon National Park, a trail of computer evidence leads to personal peril! Over The Edge is fast-paced read, with the added bonus of slipping in some educational information about one of America's greatest natural parks.
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