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The Real Thing

The Real Thing

Brian Falkner

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Only three people in the entire world know the secret formula for Coca-Cola. So, when all three are kidnapped, the giant American corporation is in deep trouble. But the kidnappers didn't count on the extraordinary abilities of a boy from Auckland, New Zealand, called Fizzer Boyd, who happens to have Extra-Sensory Perception. Soon Fizzer and his friend Tupai White are in the middle of an exciting adventure, which takes them to Coca-Cola's head office in Atlanta, then to Australia and even a mysterious island in the Pacific as the search for the missing recipe becomes a matter of life and death.

  • Pages: 176
  • Size: 19.8cm x 12.9cm
  • Format: Paperback
  • Age Range: 9 +
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Fizzer Boyd has E.S.P. Not Extra-Sensory-Perception, but Extraordinary-Sensory-Perception. For example, if his friends saw a dot in the sky, Fizzer could tell you what type of bird it was. All his senses are 10 times better than that of a normal person, but his best sense is his sense of taste and this could help the Coca-Cola Company help find the secret recipe for Coca-Cola after the only 3 people who know it are kidnapped. So with the help of his friend Tupai White, Fizzer sets out to find the missing recipe, but it turns out to be far more dangerous than they first thought...

I enjoyed reading this exciting mystery, adventure book with all its unexpected twists and turns. It has an intrestingly original story line like nothing I've ever heard of before. I recommend this book to people aged 9 to 13.

23.01.2008 Chloe Dennis (Age 11)

The Real Thing is a book about Fizzer and Tupai, who become involved in a crime to steal the secret formula for Coca-Cola. They are kidnapped, but they save the day with the help of a martial arts teacher, and some people that work at Coca-Cola. This book was quite gripping, and you wanted to read on. I would recommend them to everybody.

23.01.2008 Aaron Marchant (Age 12)
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