Hollis Whittaker, CB Shanahan
Hollis Whittaker, CB Shanahan
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Hollis Whittaker
A Novel

Author: CB Shanahan

Narrator: Michael Mola

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2021

Synopsis

It changed the course of WWII. In 1945, it was stolen. Now a ten-year-old boy has found it, and the government will kill him to get it.When ten-year-old Hollis Whittaker picks up a strange medallion he stumbled upon at the edge of a stream, he suddenly begins exhibiting signs of brilliance, even discovering the solar system's Planet X and astounding the astronomical community. The awkward, overweight fifth grader with heart problems is an instant media sensation, but all is not well. The genius-making medallion bonds to only one person for life and the U.S. government has been searching for it since World War II, which means they're prepared to kill Hollis to acquire it so they can exploit the medallion's immense power.After a thwarted hit job by two military agents, Hollis treks cross-country with the aid of his best friend Kirby and a Navajo woman, Cha'Risa, whose family possessed the medallion—the Nílch'i—more than seventy years ago. They are hoping Cha'Risa's aged grandfather will be able to help them. Unfortunately, the whole country believes she has kidnapped the boys, and the agents who are trying to kill Hollis have the system on their side.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Libby on April 10, 2020

I enjoyed following Hollis on his adventures! The author has a great sense of pacing, and the narrative unfolds effortlessly. The story grabbed me from the start; I was delightfully invested in the fate of these well-developed characters. Friends Kirby and Hollis are exceptionally well realized on t......more

Goodreads review by Norm on May 13, 2021

What a surprise! I got started on this because I wanted to see what genre it fit into. First thoughts were it was for young people, based on the ages of the fifth grade main characters. Not at all. This book covers time travel, science fiction, murder mysteries, just ticks most of the boxes and does......more

Goodreads review by Jay on April 12, 2023

If Lord of the Rings and E.T. had a child, it would look something like C.B. Shanahan’s Hollis Whittaker. The fast-moving plot combines something of Frodo’s responsibility for the One Ring with E.T.’s YA heroes and ruthless representatives of the American government, and adds a cross country road tr......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on April 18, 2024

This is a good book, probably 3.5 stars good, but I rounded up. It is not 5 stars. 5 is for essentially perfect books you can read over and over again. In particular, the author does his story a great disservice by over using the gimmick of telling the story out of order. About a 1/5th of the time t......more

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