Daredevil Club
by Pam Withers
DAREDEVIL CLUB by Pam Withers
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 11/30/06
Publisher: Orca Books
Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
Rating: 4 Stars
Kip and his buddies, Fraser, Vlad, and Caleb, have created the Daredevil Club. Dangerous stunts are their specialty. They
have already completed three of the seven stunts Kip has planned for the group. There was a slight delay after stunt number
three because Kip was seriously injured in a fall and has been a patient at the local physiotherapy clinic to regain the use of
his shattered left leg.
The four club members are embarking on their fourth stunt -- climbing the abandoned old water tower in their small town.
Choosing to complete the stunt on a rainy night makes it even more dangerous, yet rewarding, for the group. Despite rain,
poisonous pigeon droppings, and swarms of cockroaches, the stunt is successful. Now, on to number five.
Since forming the Daredevil Club, another group of boys called the Wildmen have started doing their own stunts in a effort
to beat Kip's group's goal of seven increasingly difficult stunts. Both groups are planning to crawl across the iron girders of
the local bridge for the final challenge. But is it more dangerous than they anticipate?
DAREDEVIL CLUB by Pam Withers features not only dangerous stunts, but also Kip and his pals' efforts to hold a
fundraiser to save the small town therapy clinic that has helped Kip recover from his injury. Reluctant readers will be
motivated by the fast-paced action scenes of this high-interest, lower reading level book presented by Orca Book
Publishers.
