ABOUT THIS BOOK

A supercharged, international, Internet adventure.

Ned is a wizard with a computer. The king of the remote control. He adores snakes, lizards, and skinks, but people are less appealing. Less reliable. Ned is . . . Remote Man. What will it take to peel away his protective layer of indifference? How about a mother on the edge? A wild cousin from the Northern Territory? A sudden extended trip to the States? A goofy new neighbor? Nope, it’ll take a snake. Or two–one an endangered Australian python, and the other a smuggler who sells wild animals to the highest bidder. When Ned discovers what this animal poacher is doing, his anger forces him into action. Now Remote Man is more like a superhero or super sleuth–tracking down clues and enlisting the help of some Web-wise teens. Can five kids on four continents linked only by the Internet manage to foil a very real-world criminal? You bet your Oenpelli python they can.


REVIEWS

“E-mail, lurking in chat rooms, and creating phony corporate Web pages all contribute to the fast-paced action, and virtual reality and actual reality finally meet in a nail-biting car chase.”—School Library Journal

“The originality; careening pace; intelligent, quirky characters; and wordplay will pull readers effortlessly along.”—Booklist

“Fans of Van Draanen’s nonstop Sammy Keyes adventures will dive into this page-turner with gusto.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Quirky three-dimensional characters and engagingly offbeat prose make this Australian import a particularly exhilarating international secret to share with animal lovers, armchair travelers, technophiles, and just plain seekers of literary thrills.”—The Bulletin


From the Trade Paperback edition.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elizabeth Honey is one of Australia’s most popular authors.


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