Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Book 4: The Caper of the Crown Jewels: England

In The Caper of the Crown Jewels, Jack is summoned to solve a matter of grave national importance: the theft of the Crown Jewels of the British Empire from the Tower of London. Arriving on the scene, he is greeted by a traditional Tower guard- a Yeoman Warder (or Beefeater)- who explains what's missing: The Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb, and the Sovereign's Scepter with the cross containing the finest-cut diamond in the world, the Star of Africa. Jack identifies Ivan the Incredible and his assistant, Jazz, as the thieves immediately--but puzzling out how they did it is stickier. The famous Tower has the most advanced security in the world, and even using his impressive gadgets (the Encryption notebook, Heli-Spacer, Rock Corer, and Rope Tornado) Jack is flummoxed by how the jewels were spirited out. However, Jack can conjure up more than gadgets--he foils the evil magicians with some powerful mojo of his own, dispels an invisibility enchantment, and narrowly avoids the executioner's block before restoring the jewels to the crown and earning the gratitude of the Queen herself

Author: Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Published: 01/02/2008
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.89h x 5.24w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781602860131
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122135 / Caper of the Crown Jewels: England

About the Author
Elizabeth Singer Hunt is best known as the award-winning author of the Secret Agent Jack Stalwart chapter book series for younger readers. The fourteen-book series has been named a 'must read' for boys by the British Education Secretary, serialized by BBC Radio, and featured on Virgin Atlantic Airways' international flights.

Elizabeth lives in California with her husband and two children, and is an advocate for the Eco-Soap Bank, a public health nonprofit working to save lives in rural Cambodia.