The Adventures of Archie Reynolds

by Gifford Bailey

While hiking along a backyard route they call the secret passage, twelve-year-old Archie Reynolds and his two friends stumble upon a mysterious, hidden tunnel. What's in the tunnel? Who built it? And... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410737411
• ISBN13: 9781410737410
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: 1st Book Library
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Excellent Neighborhood Adventure Story!!!

This book is an excellent neighborhood adventure story, somewhat similar to Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer. It's about friendship, courage, honesty, and about kids doing the things that kids do. It also deals with the issue of first crush in a realistic way, which I found entertaining. I highly recommend it.

Great read for an adventure story

I have to admit, I'm older than the average age this book is intended for, but I read right through it without really putting it down. As you begin to learn of Archie's exciting childhood in the early chapters, you can get a good sense of many of the really fun adventures that we all experience growing up. As the book progresses, Archie finds himself in places he never intended to be, building up to a very exciting ending. He experiences many of the lessons that we all dealt with as children, and learns things about himself to help define him for later novels.

Thoughtful, Moving, and Impressive

A great debut...In addition to the suspense-filled plot, Gifford Bailey deals carefully with sensitive issues of boy-girl maturity, issues that most children's authors shy away from. Grade:A+

Captivating Thriller

A gripping, captivating first novel...Simply the best action scenes I've ever read in a children's novel, with a thriller of an ending.

A Fun Story With Great Action Scenes !

This story is for kids age 9 to 12, boys and girls. It is about this 12 year old guy Archie Reynolds and his two 12 year old friends, Billy and Hank. They explore a backyard route in their neighborhood together, for the first time. It's called the secret passage. Along the secret passage, they get in exciting conflicts with other kids in their neighborhood--some boys, some girls. Some of the conflicts are serious and some are funny, especially with the girls. Eventually, they come upon a hidden tunnel behind a boarded up house. That's where the story really gets interesting and scary. I really loved it after that, and I loved the ending. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes action books and some humor, and who doesn't mind if girls are part of the story.