Hyperlinkz Book 4: Spam Alert

1-2-3...and we're on! No, I mean...we're in! In the World Wide Web, of course. Ashley & Austin Webster actually know how to get inside the internet; you know, that everyday, commonplace excursion of walking around web pages, falling through links, and landing in a whole new situation. Well, okay...maybe it isn't such a commonplace thing though, because odd as it seems, very few people know how to do it. Up until now, the Webster kids have only met one other person who can take these "commonplace" excursions...Mattie Blankenskrean, a woman who is attempting to wipe anything about the Bible off the internet. But like previously stated, that was up until now, because right now is a different story, which means that someone else is running around the internet too and they're up to no good. In addition to that, Austin scampered off into the web, with his friend (Drew), getting them both lost and their way home is blocked. What's worse is that the web has storms in its forecast. Let me tell you, you've never experienced storms like this before...these are filled with spam; you know, useless advertisements, fake promises...that stuff. It screams out at you and overcomes you like a flowing river would and knocks you down, which makes it impossible to get out of this junk until it passes. Just FYI, if someone yells "SPAM!" then you better RUN!! So, back to this situation about Austin & Drew living the rest of their lives on the internet...the only way they can get back to Normal, Illinois, is if Austin's sister (Ashley) can find his laptop, back in real life. Only problem is that there's bigger storms going on in Illinois--TORNADOES, to be exact. Ashley will have to brave it out to survive! The only question left is: Are YOU brave enough to go on one of the most outrageous World Wide Web adventures ever?

As an adult, I got tickled by the spam floods. As a person connected with young people, I see the added tension of mystery and suspense pulling the kids into this edition of Hyperlinkz. One of my reluctant-reader friends is having a ball with these stories. His mother is astounded!

This fourth in a series of web adventures taken by the loveable sibling team of Ashley and Austn Webster, provides another hair-raising adventure through the Internet. Elmer's entertaining use of fiction is educational as well. In Spam Alert, we are introduced to well-known Oxford graduates who have enriched our lives and our Faith. As Austin and his friend Drew fight their way through floods of spam, the past meets the present through the magic of The World Wide Web. Elmer's responsible approach to the Internet incites the desire to learn more. A must read for all ages.

Robert Elmer has done it again! The HyperLinkz Series' "Spam Alert" (4th in the series) takes us into the heart of the World Wide web with more than a hint of suspense involved. Today's computer savvy kids won't want to put down this newest of the Austin and Ashley Webster adventures. Entertaining and informative with a values thread running throughout. Buy this series for all the kids in your life (and sneak a read for your adult self!)