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    Last Message: The Seven Sequels, Book 7

    Written by Shane Peacock

    Narrated by Colin Wright

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    Adam has a good life in Buffalo: great parents, a cute girlfriend, adequate grades. He's not the best at anything, but he's not the worst either.

    He secretly lusts after Vanessa, the hottest girl in school, and when his dead grandfather's will stipulates that he go on a mission to France, Adam figures he might just have a chance to impress Vanessa and change his life from good to great.

    When he gets to France, he discovers he has not one but three near-impossible tasks before him. He also discovers a dark and shameful episode from his grandfather's past, something Adam is supposed to make amends for. But how can he do that when he barely speaks the language and his tasks become more and more dangerous? Despite the odds, Adam finds a way to fulfill his grandfather's wishes and, in the process, become worthy of bearing his name.

    An Orca Book Publishers audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers Audio
    Release dateOct 1, 2014
    ISBN9781459809192
    Author

    Shane Peacock

    Shane Peacock is an author, playwright, journalist and screenwriter, published in twenty languages in eighteen countries. He is a seven-time winner of the Junior Library Guild of America Selection, twice winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, and has been short-listed for the Kirkus Book of the Year, the Governor-General’s Award, three times for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book prize. His young adult novels include the acclaimed Boy Sherlock Holmes series, the Dylan Maples Adventures, and The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim trilogy. He lives in Cobourg, ON with his wife, journalist Sophie Kneisel.

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    • 4/5
      This is the final book I read in the Seven series. The series' great claim is that the books do not have to be read in any specific order and I ended up with this one because Peacock was my favourite author from the seven presented. This was a satisfying book for me to end with, but generally it would not have mattered when I had read it throughout the series as it has no connection with the other stories. This is one of a handful of the books that delves deeply into the Grandfather's adventure quests for the grandson's, the Grandfather's past and brings another dimension to his personality which we have gradually gleaned from some of the books. This is the most dangerous quest any of the boys have been sent upon, they seem rather grandiose and could be life-threatening, if not illegal. Making for an adventurous read though. I had high hopes for this volume, what with Peacock as the author, but he strays from his usual writing style somewhat and while I enjoyed it immensely this is no "Boy Sherlock Holmes" nor did it become my favourite book of the Seven series.
    • 5/5
      Great adventure book! This writer reminds me of Haddix's "Among the -" series. I enjoyed how the main character goes on an adventure and a self discovery trip at the same time. I want to read all the books by Shane Peacock. Its a real page turner for girls and boys alike.
    • 5/5
      I thought that this book was excellent! I liked the character of Adam. Just a nice normal kid, who has some adventures and misadventures that were totally believable. I loved how he was a good kid who made some "bad" choices. It just made me like him more.The book was well written and would hold the interest of middle school boys. I would say kids in grade 7 and 8 would like it best. Younger boys would like it too - but may not be interested in Adams thoughts on his girlfriend, the girl he daydreams about, or the interesting girl he meets in France. And after visiting France with a teenager myself last summer - I would say that Shane Peacock totally nailed it!I have a 13 year old daughter who I know would love this book - but I can't get her to read it as she looked at the cover and said it was "for boys". She read the back, and said "It looks like another 39 Clues". Then she walked away.I have been recommending this book (and it's series) to many of my friends since reading. And I look forward to reading others in the series.
    • 3/5
      This book exhibited a great idea for a story, however I felt that the author rushed the plot. The concept of a dead grandfather leaving his grandson tasks to complete after his death is certainly unique, but more plot development would have been appreciated.
    • 4/5
      Last Message, written by Shane Peacock, is a young adult fiction novel which is a part of a book series called Seven (the Series). The really interesting concept of this series is that seven books, written by seven different authors, are being released simultaneously and follow the tasks set before seven grandson's by their adventurous, deceased, Grandfather. My only complaint about this concept is that I wish that there were a granddaughter or two!Last Message involves an American grandson named Adam, who is a middle-of-the-road kind of guy. He's not the best at anything, but he does adequately well. Adam has always wanted to impress his Grandfather, so when his Grandfather's will asks him to go to France to complete three tasks, Adam sees this as a chance to prove himself 'worthy' of the McLean name. While in France, Adam learns more about himself and his Grandfather as he aims to complete all three tasks.I thought that Last Message was an entertaining and easy to read book. I enjoyed Adam having to learn how to adapt to a new and different culture all by himself and I thought that his Grandfather's letters about his time in France during WWII were great! For me, the Grandfather's letters may have been some of the more interesting parts of the book. My only gripe with this book was that I didn't find Adam, the main character, to be a very likeable person. He was shallow and never really seemed to grow as a person throughout the whole story. Aside from that, it was an entertaining read and I would be interested in checking out some of the other 6 books of the series.
    • 4/5
      I received this book as an Early Review and I have to admit, I've never heard of this series of books. There are seven books in the series about seven different boys, all related, sent on different missions by their grandfather, if I understand right. But, you can read the books in any order you wish and it doesn't matter because they are all on their own journey.This one is about a boy from the States who has a girlfriend and secretly dreams of another, high school "hottie", and his grandfather and cousins are from Canada. He has always felt different and maybe a little "less than" his cousins and not being able to live up to his grandfather's expectations. His grandfather sends him to France, (with his parents close by) to complete his "mission" and finds he's not so different than the others or even other kids his age in general.The book was very easy to read, easy to get into, hard to put down, and I'm ready to read the rest of the books in the series.
    • 5/5
      This book was very enlightening and a wonderful read that I couldn't put down until finished, that is aside from sleeping and eating! What is really cool is that this story is tied into 7 books "Seven the series" written by 7 different authors and about a Grandfather who in his will leaves his seven grandsons " Undertakings" or tasks to complete for him. These tasks are more than what they appear to be and in this book Adam McLean Murphy a 16 y.o. Grandson goes to France to begin his tasks and along the way learns a few life lessons...