Around the World in 100 Days by Gary L. Blackwood

The novel Around the world in 100 days by Gary Blackwood (2010) serves as. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Blackwood's steampunkish romp has a touch of humor and a great deal of heart, which brings readers fully onboard as they feverishly turn pages in this race against the clock.–Jeffrey Hastings, Highlander Way Middle School, Howell, MI.

Most troubling is the fact that someone–most likely one of the passengers–is apparently trying to sabotage the Flash. Some are natural, some mechanical, and some human. Author Gary Blackwoods complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Accompanied by his gifted but quirky mechanic an abrasive, foppish “minder” who's there to make sure the rules of the wager are followed and an intriguing female reporter, Harry and his crew face many obstacles. : Around the World in 100 Days (9780525422952) by Blackwood, Gary and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. His rigid and regimented father has reluctantly agreed to cover the cost of the wager, but there's a condition: if Harry wins, he can pursue his motorcar dreams, but if he loses, he must get serious and pursue a professional career that his father deems more befitting an English gentleman. Free-spirited Harry is determined to prove that the automobile is the transportation mode of the future.

There's much more at stake in this challenge than just the &`-pound- 6,000 prize. In 1891, the exuberant young man has bet that he can circle the globe in a steam-powered automobile–the Flash–in 100 days. Gr 5-8–Phileas Fogg made the voyage in 80 days, and in this imaginative historical adventure his son, Harry Fogg, has made a wager of his own.

Around the World in 100 Days by Gary L. Blackwood