Graham mcnamee july 10, 1888 may 9, 1942 was an american radio broadcaster, the mediums most recognized national personality in its first international decade. Acceleration its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. Its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging lost thing. May 04, 2015 acceleration by graham mcnamee acceleration was a great little ya book for me to indulge in while i was taking part in an activity that i very rarely do, reading more than one book at once. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acceleration readers circle. During the summer, duncan is working at an average subway lost and found, where he finds a mysterious journal. The characters are well developed and the reader feels a connection with them. Seventeenyearold duncan hates his summer job in the lostandfound department of the toronto transit commission.
Duncan, vinny, and wayne are all friends working or wasting time the summer before senior year in high school. Jan 31, 2010 this is a really great, fastpaced mystery crime novel. If anyone has read this book please tell me the ending. Also, i have a sheet which i need to answer questions. Its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. Listen to acceleration audiobook by graham mcnamee. Hate you, nothing wrong with a threelegged dog, sparks, and acceleration. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no. And in his job he is supposed to collect all of the lost and found items and when he notices the book that has been there for a very long time and nobody had gone to pick it up. But thiswas one angry guy, and hanging out with him was like leaning on barbed wire.
Its more like i tossed a bunch of my buds into a blender and then saw what stuck together. A teenager, duncan, is working a summer job below the streets in the subway. Acceleration is a suspensemystery novel about a boy who finds a diary of a serial killer stalking his targets. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, duncan has just about had enough. He uses only slight variations of tone to distinguish between the various characters. The boy who harnessed the wind by william kamkwamba and bryan mealer lesson plans, video interviews, and teaching resources. Acceleration by graham mcnamee online book, this book was really an impulsive read. I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who wants to read a good book.
When he looks through a lost diary and finds a wouldbe murderers plans for his first victim, he. The mainv idea of this book was that there was a 17 year old that worked at a lost and found at toronto besides a subway station. Hes in the lost and found department where massive amounts of stuff are stored waiting for owners to claim. Acceleration readers circle kindle edition by mcnamee, graham. Actor scott brick reads graham mcnamees first person mystery wendy lamb books, 2003 with ease, truly becoming duncan. Acceleration by graham mcnamee booktalk, 9 discussion questions, and related titles for 7th grade and above. The book is awesome and so is the author of this trailer. Its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is catal. Duncan from acceleration by graham mcnamee, page 114 when breakfastdinner is ready, dad drags in one of the big box fans from their bedroom and positions it so we all get our slice of the breeze.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. We sit and eat and watch baseball, which must be the most boring. Duncan decides to try and track roach down by using his own journal against him. Duncan is as determined as can be, while his friend vinny tends to break the law quite a few times. The author of this book, graham mcnamee has also written, hate you, nothing wrong with a three legged dog, and sparks. Acceleration by graham mcnamee book trailer youtube. Aug 23, 2011 summer reading book acceleration by graham mcnamee. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Why dont fictional characters say goodbye when they hang up a phone. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, duncans just about had enough. Acceleration is a great book to recommend to teenage boys who are looking for something good to read.
The title of the book, acceleration, symbolizes that duncan has to find roach before time. Duncan is seventeen years old and works at the lost and found for the toronto transit system. His pleasant voice resonates at a comfortable pace, and he varies the speed to suit the mood, using pauses to add suspense. Jun 07, 2011 the book is awesome and so is the author of this trailer.
Acceleration character summary graham mcnamee free essays. Jan 01, 2003 acceleration by graham mcnamee is a novel about a young boy that has a job under the ground in a subway station. This is a really great, fastpaced mystery crime novel. At the end of the previous summer, duncan tried to save a drowning girl and failed. Acceleration by graham mcnamee by tom davis on prezi. This book is number 8 in my 50 books challenge of 2010. Madapple by christina meldrum ten discussion questions. It always kept me wanting more, and at the end of the book i was ready to go buy any other books by the author. Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a novel about a young boy that has a job under the ground in a subway station. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Jul 27, 2009 the story line is fastpaced and believable. The title of the book, acceleration, symbolizes that duncan has to find roach before time runs out and roach kills his prey. Graham mcnamee booklist graham mcnamee message board.
Acceleration by graham mcnamee acceleration was a great little ya book for me to indulge in while i was taking part in an activity that i very rarely do, reading more than one book at once. This is a book that once you start reading it and getting into the story it makes is very hard to put down. In his office below the subway tunnels, duncan sorts through and retrieves items lost on buses and trains. Summer reading book acceleration by graham mcnamee. Acceleration its a hot summer and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging misplaced belongings. I know some of your jaws just dropped, but i, my friends, do, in fact, try to maintain book monogamy. Im all in black, tshirt and jeans and baseball cap, waering my steeltoed army boots just in case. Duncan from acceleration by graham mcnamee, page 147 vinnys wearing his usual army surplus jacket, jeans, ratty sneakers.
He originated playbyplay sports broadcasting for which he was awarded the ford c. Listen to acceleration by graham mcnamee available from rakuten kobo. Acceleration by graham mcnamee duncan, vinny, and wayne are all friends working or wasting time the summer before senior year in high school. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of acceleration by graham mcnamee. Graham mcnamees acceleration certainly lives up to the promise of its title and then some. Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a mystery novel about a seventeen year old boy named duncan. This is the teaser to an amazing book i read acceleration by. We sit and eat and watch baseball, which must be the most boring sport ever invented. Acceleration written by graham mcnamee trade paperback its a hot summer and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17yearold duncan is cataloging misplaced belongings. Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a very interesting mystery novel.
Duncan is the soul, vinny the brains, and wayne the muscle. Acceleration by graham mcnamee amys marathon of books. There was a kid i knew with a deformed arm who was really smart and crafty, like vinny. Acceleration by graham mcnamee hi, i need some help with this book. I came across this book on my public librarys online ebookaudio book website. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its a perfectly paced thriller that propels the reader through the story at breakneck speed. Acceleration by graham mcnamee by graham mcnamee by graham mcnamee by graham mcnamee by graham mcnamee read by scott brick. Acceleration audiobook by graham mcnamee rakuten kobo. At the same time, it paints emotionally charged portraits of duncan and his friends, which give the novel real depth. Hate you was an ala best book for young adults and an ala quick pick, won the austrian childrens book award, and was nominated for the governor generals award. Are any of the characters in acceleration based on real people. Duncan the main leading character of the story discovers a journal belonging to what he thinks is a serial killer and he uses his knowledge of profiling as.
What is the summary of acceleration by graham mcnamee. Duncan carries around a lot of guilt from when he was not able to save a girl from drowning. Characters characters protagonist antagonist the protagonist in this book is duncan, a curious seventeen year old working in the depths of a transit lost and found. In acceleration, he finds a journal full of plans from a serial killer, who calls roach who plans on raping and killing three women. Acceleration by graham mcnamee is a great read if you are looking for a fastpaced and exciting book. Bricks voice sounds like a teenaged boy, and while the other characters are not uniquely voiced, there is no difficulty figuring out who is speaking. Read acceleration by graham mcnamee available from rakuten kobo.
Acceleration by graham mcnamee narrated by scott brick published 2005 by laurel leaf goodreads synopsis. Which mall did the roach work at in the book acceleration by. Duncan the main character who serves as the protagonist of the story. Young adult literature lesson plans, authors maclachlan. Acceleration readers circle kindle edition by mcnamee.
Graham mcnamee is the awardwinning author of five novels, including sparks, which won the first penphyllis naylor working writer fellowship. I want to tell you guys about this exciting book i just read. Its a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the toronto transit authoritys lost and found, 17. Duncan is trying to stop a mad man, roach, from killing women that he has been stalking. And between jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and. Character types of complications scott chases duncan out of his house with a knife all the way to a subway station where scott ends up hit by a train and duncan with several broken bones but still alive.
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