He would start his writing career under the pseudonym of Keith Peterson. His graduation from university was followed by brief periods of working as a radio/newspaper reporter and writer. His childhood and adolescence years were spent in Great Neck, Long Island and he moved down to Berkeley to study English Literature at the University of California. He was one of the four sons of Gene Klavan, a disc jockey from New York, and Phyllis Klavan. The writer was born in 1954 in New York City to a family practicing secular Judaism. His views along with his association with The Daily Wire marked him as a conservative voice. Most importantly though, the writer is the host of The Andrew Klavan Show podcast. Besides that, he is no stranger to the movie industry. He is a much-accomplished crime and suspense writer with two Edgar Awards and three other nominations. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Andrew Klavan is a hot topic in multiple forms of art and the political climate of our day.
Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Jefferson, LAα(c) Copyright 2011. This book will appeal to anyone who is looking for a fast-paced adventure story in which teens must do some fast thinking to survive.-Elizabeth Kahn, Patrick F.
Klavan's Christian bent comes through in the story as Will's thoughts are peppered with his feelings about God and the men who try to inflict violence upon his friends as well as death, which the group faces many times over during the course of their escape. The group finds a way out of every harrowing situation, but there are consequences. Gunshots, machine guns, and killing ensue.
Palmer, Will, and his friends are imprisoned and must find a way to escape. Just as ex-marine Palmer Dunn enters the cantina to pick the group up, the rebels rush into town to take over. The book opens with the team still in the small town waiting to go home after completing the mission. Their job on this Christian outreach mission was to rebuild a wall of the school that was destroyed by the Volcanoes, the local gang of rebels. Will Peterson is one of five members of a team that has traveled to a fictional country with an unstable government in Central America. Gr 8 Up-This gripping novel will hold readers' attention from the opening pages until the end.
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