The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714 to Sydney by Hergé
Hi my name is Parker and I’m a 7th grader and love reading non-fiction historical books. I also enjoy playing soccer and hanging out with friends.
The Adventures of Tintin stories are some of my favorite fiction books. They are graphic novels that are based on the main character, Tintin, and his loyal dog Snowy. Tintin is a journalist and detective who always has a new adventure waiting around the corner. In the book Flight 714 Tintin is on his way to Australia with his friends Captain Haddock and Cuthbert Calculus. Haddock is a retired sailor, and Calculus is a brilliant man who is also deaf. While in the airport waiting for their flight, they meet one of their old friends, Skut, who happens to be the pilot for the millionaire. Carreidas, the millionaire, invites them to fly with him on his private jet. One of the funny parts of the book is that because Calculus can’t hear, he’s constantly misunderstanding words and conversations which leads to funny moments. The plot thickens when the crew hijacks the plane and changes course to an unknown location.
There are many adventures in this book and the end has a very unexpected turn of events that takes the reader by surprise. The author does such a good job of engaging the audience and even though I’ve read these books several times, they are always exciting. Each time I read them I find something new that I hadn’t noticed before. The great news is there are so many books in the series, so you never run out.
