Review of Path To Slippery Rock

[Bertha Jackson]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Path To Slippery Rock" by Franklin Hall.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Path To Slippery Rock by Franklin Hall is a fictional story about four high school students living in a mountain town named Baylor. Eddie, Joe, and Bobbie grew up as friends. Eddie wants his first date with Bobbie to be the upcoming school dance, but he wants Joe to find a girlfriend first to prevent him from tagging along with them. Therefore, he is happy when Joe meets Jessie, who moves to town with her father, who is the new police chief. Then mysterious events start happening in the community. Someone is stalking Bobbie, Eddie's test papers are exact matches to the papers of another student named David, a horse is missing from the stables the boys work at, and the four friends find themselves in the middle of a shootout between the police and a suspected gas station robber who gets away. Will these four teenagers solve these mysteries? What dangers will they encounter?

Franklin Hall brought these characters to life realistically by giving them attitudes that you would expect from teenagers in the tenth grade. For example, they were mischievous and did not always obey their parents, thinking they knew best. I commend the author for making Bobbie a strong female character who could care for herself. Their swimming in Slippery Rock Pond brought back pleasant memories of my childhood living in the country. The demographics of the mountain, pond, creek, cave, hills, and other landscapes were easy to visualize. The author's writing skills kept the mysteries alive and made it difficult for me to put the book down. I enjoyed humorous phrases like "turned into a hungry cobra going after dinner."

The only improvement I recommend to Franklin Hall is that he adds the chapter titles that are in the "Table of Contents" to each chapter heading. The Kindle version of the book has some formatting issues, but they did not distract from my reading enjoyment. This book has a smooth-flowing and moderately paced plot and is written in simple language that is easy to understand.

Despite the handful of errors and lack of chapter titles, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and it deserves nothing less than 5 out of 5 stars. I look forward to reading more of Franklin Hall's books.

Young adult and adult readers who enjoy adventure and mystery books with a little bit of romance tied in are the ones I recommend this book to. There are only a couple of instances of minor profanity that most teenagers and adults will not find offensive.

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Path To Slippery Rock
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[Patty Allread]

This book sounds like great summer reading for middle schoolers.

[Bertha Jackson]

This book sounds like great summer reading for middle schoolers.

It definitely would be.

[ojukwu2]

It's always interesting to come across such wonderful review. I would love to commend the author for this master piece. Kodus

[Hazel Mae Bagarinao]

It looks like Eddie, Joe, and Bobbie are characters nice to follow in this book. It looks like David's character contributes a lot of suspense throughout the book. I think the boys will solve the mystery. Your review is wonderful.