Invasion of the IQ Snatchers

SPG Weekly Book Pick
August 2007

The novel Invasion of the IQ Snatchers is Arthur Slade’s latest juvenile fiction offering. It won’t disappoint his audience as it is chock full of adventure, intrigue, suspense, fantasy and mystery. This book is the third in a series of Arthur Slade’s Canadian Chills and will take young readers between the ages of nine and twelve on a fast and exciting journey.

The author has a wild imagination that once fueled, goes in many different directions. The author knows what appeals to kids – especially boys – and uses every conceivable tool to hook his reader from the first page. Killer bees, robotic ants, monsters, aliens, and secret tunnels are all part of the energized and thrilling plot that is connected to the year 1973 in a strange way.

Invasion of the IQ Snatchers is set in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, and involves two young friends and a talking parrot that try and solve a scary and life altering mystery that is changing the whole city into a robotic state. Baffled and scared by this inexplicable situation that is taking over the city, Gordon and Sophia are on a mission to solve the mystery of the Nanaimo bars that keep showing up on doorsteps. With the help of Cheryl, the sasquatch, and Debbie the Librarian, they solve the mystery and save the day.

Put on your seat belts and hang on for a speedy and exhilarating ride as you whiz through this highly charged story!

Review by Karen Lawson.

   
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