The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer is written by by Lamar Giles, the book tells about a wacky science fiction adventure in which two African American boy sleuths who are cousins and they loved to solve a time-traveling mystery. Their grandma is a powerful force in the story. [1]
Summary
Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their matchless powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are hungering to have more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put away their differences to save their town—and each other—before time stops for good. [2]
Pros
This is a fun book! There's some interestings things from this book: 1) robots; 2) time travel; 3) mysterious evil person; 4) giant platypus-like creatures; 5) flying cars; 6) giant fly paper; 7) monsters trapped in mirrors; 8) frozen time; etc. etc. So much awesome scenes in this book that makes it so engaging. Take all of this and pair it with a cousin team who solve mysteries in their slightly-off county that now have the fate of everyone they know and love on their shoulders, no wonder if this book can be some people's favourite! [3]
It is a fantastical story! So many twists and turns in this time-travel adventure led by two cousins Otto and Sheed, who applied their unique talents to try and save the day when time goes haywire in their town. The boys are sweets from the very first chapter, and all of the characters (from the grandma to unexpected creatures to a pair of rival twin girls) jump off the page with tons of voice and heart. The children are absolutly want to read it again and again, especially black kids, who'll finally get to see themselves in the pages of a story like this. [4]
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&biw=1366&bih=600&sxsrf=ALeKk00WD5j5TsJpfBUf52iL7F084cbmUQ%3A1608356812882&ei=zJPdX5ynNYL7z7sPsuGm8A8&q=The+Last+Last-Day-of-Summer++by+Lamar+Giles+Summary&oq=The+Last+Last-Day-of-Summer++by+Lamar+Giles+Summary&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1CQuEZYkLhGYIPARmgAcAB4AIABuAOIAbgDkgEDNC0xmAEAoAECoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwicvYOErNntAhWC_XMBHbKwCf4Q4dUDCA0&uact=5
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Last-Last-Day-Summer-Lamar-Giles/dp/1328460835
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39727174-the-last-last-day-of-summer
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39727174-the-last-last-day-of-summer