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    War of the World Records
    War of the World Records
    War of the World Records
    Audiobook10 hours

    War of the World Records

    Written by Matthew Ward

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

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    About this audiobook

    Discover who will be crowned the world's most record-breaking family in the book that's perfect for fans of The Guinness Book of World Records! The rivalry between the Whipples and the Goldwins escalates to an all-out war as the World Record World Championships draw near. When sinister clowns Overkill and Undercut cause a regulation game of hide-and-seek to go horrifically wrong, recordless Arthur Whipple and his unlikely ally, Ruby Goldwin, set out to catch the clowns' mysterious boss, known only as "the Treasurer." The young detectives follow the clues through darkened alleyways, dingy nightclubs, and the gothic halls of the World Record Archives, where they unravel the mystery of the Lyon's Curse and the secrets of their fathers' shared past. In the end, Arthur must fight to save his family as he struggles to earn his first world record and prove himself worthy of the Whipple name.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 4, 2014
    ISBN9781490632896
    War of the World Records
    Author

    Matthew Ward

    When the young Matthew Ward wasn't reading of strange worlds in the works of C S Lewis, Tolkien and Douglas Hill, he was watching adventure and mystery in Doctor Who, and Richard Carpenter's excellent Robin of Sherwood series. Now a grown up (by some measures, at least), he firmly believes that there's not enough magic in the world, and writes stories to entertain anyone who feels the same way. He lives near Nottingham with his extremely patient wife, and three attention-seeking cats.

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    • 3/5
      I found this book to be really long - especially the beginning. After listening for a while, you begin to find out that this story doesn't build toward some great finale, but is more like several small episodes that finally come together at the end of the book. The children seem to be a creation of of their families, and in the end of the story you find that it is really true. In this book is danger, competition, silliness, and even a little love. It is a strange book that I am still not completely sure I would read again.
    • 5/5
      This is a very fun book! I love the characters and how they interact with each other. Arthur has a great family and friend and Ruby's family are great antagonists. I can't wait to see what the next adventure!
    • 2/5
      This was not a series I could get into. I found the characters rather thin, the exploits a little frivolous, and random bouts of somewhat distressing racial stereotyping left me cold. I don't think I'll keep with this series if there are more volumes.
    • 5/5
      I won this book as part of the Early Reviewers program. This book was a fun story about two families who try to out do each other in world records. Everyone in each family is a world record holder of many world records except Arthur Whipple and Ruby Goldwin. These two find a friendship where they both investigate crimes against the Whipple family. The Goldwins and the Whipples don't get along which makes for some tense times. This book is fun, entertaining and funny. I would recommend it to anyone.
    • 4/5
      Imagine a world where Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events collided with William Joyce's Meet the Robinsons. That's about what you'd get with the Fantastic Family Whipple, a family that holds the most world records. However, an up-and-coming family, the Goldwins, is seeking to displace the Whipples' hold on their records, all the while mysterious events are nearly taking Whipple lives. It is up to the record-lacking son, Arthur, and his new-found friend, Ruby Goldwin, daughter of the rival family. Together, they must uncover the mysteries surrounding the sabotage, all while helping Arthur to finally achieve a world record.The book itself is obviously part of a larger series (being that it's the second book, something I did not initially realize), which is apparent by the fact that much of the final act of the book is simply setting the scene for the next book in the series. The book was entertaining, and quirky enough to keep the attention of someone who might have trouble paying attention for as long as the book was (the audiobook was 11 hours long, about as long as The Hobbit).I recommend this book if you're a fan of quirky children's literature, especially A Series of Unfortunate Events. It felt, at times, that this book took place right next door to Snicket's, or at least in the UK-equivalent.
    • 4/5
      War of the World Records is an entertaining fantasy about a rivalry between two families who spend their time striving to be record holders in a variety of different activities. Written for children there is still an interesting plot and humor that an adult could enjoy the story. The story has mystery, humor, and adventure all surrounding the central theme of record breaking and family. You'll never look at world records in the same way after reading this story as everything can be a world record it seems. The two main characters are the ones who lack the family talent for record breaking, but are most in tune to solving the mystery as well as being from rival families. The story begins a bit slowly, but as the mystery and the circumstances of the story unfold becomes more engaging. There is a good moral to the story though for an adult this might be excessively pointed out. The story leads to the next book with an additional mystery.