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Synopsis
After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter, Elizabeth.
The minute Elizabeth's fingers cradle the large black and cream keys the machine responds: popping, sizzling, and roaring to life with a Whiz-Whiz-BANG! Elizabeth quickly discovers the typewriter has powers beyond anything she has ever seen. The more she types, the more the machine spells out guarded secrets. Each secret leads them deeper into a haunted past. Each secret must be revealed in order to set history straight and remove a curse that has been on their family for centuries. To solve the mystery, Elizabeth Yale, alongside Jack, will have to crack the code of the Whizbang Machine. What they find challenges their most basic assumptions of their family, the history of the typewriter, and even Elizabeth's father's death. The ultimate goal is to remove the curse. The question is: will Jack and Elizabeth be able to carry out their mission?
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About the Author
Danielle A. Vann grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As the only child, she loved to write stories and create wild characters. That love of writing sparked her career in journalism. Her career as a news reporter and anchor earned her an Associate Press Award. Her book genres span a wide-range from children's books, fiction, and now non-fiction. Danielle is the author of Gracie Lou and the Bad Dream Eater, The Very Tall Tale of Ranger, the Great Pyrenees and his Adorable Friend, Miss Keys, The Whizbang Machine and the Whizbang series, and co-authored Building Faith Through A Carpenter's Hands with Celebrity carpenter Brandon Russell.
Review
The Whizbang Machine, Book 1, has earned the 2016 International Book Awards, Award Finalist in the YA Mystery category.
"The Whizbang Machine is an incredibly suspenseful book which will have readers of all ages eagerly turning pages with enthusiasm as they wait to see what will become of Elizabeth and her eccentric grandfather, Jack. Author Danielle A. Vann displays rare talent as a story-teller in this thrilling book which will leave readers anxiously awaiting the sequel to this delightfully engaging read.
The Whizbang Machine is highly recommended for home and school libraries and has earned the Literary Classics Seal of Approval.""The Whizbang Machine is an exciting and fast-paced novel that follows Elizabeth and her grandfather, Jack, as they follow the trail of clues relating to the strange typewriter which bears Elizabeth's initials on it. Along the way, they discover hidden documents, share in an amazing genealogical trip into their family's past, and travel to Leiden in the Netherlands. Vann's characters are well-defined and authentic, and I especially appreciated Elizabeth's resilience, imagination and courage as she teams with Grandpa Jack. The plot is superb, mingling history with mystery as the two persist in following their clues, despite the dangers they come up against. I actually found that this book ended all too soon. The Whizbang Machine, Book 1 is most highly recommended." Jack Magus"Mystery and supernatural elements are paired with strong characterization, believable scenarios and motives, and a host of challenges that keep Elizabeth and Jack ontheir toes. Readers will enjoy an ever-quickening pace asthe two race against time to solve a series of impossible problems, with the Royal typewriter pushing them to hone their sleuthing skills before it's too late.
The result is a beautifully written page-turner recommendedfor advanced middle school readers to adults: one that does an excellent job ofbuilding its plot and characters and surrounds them with a mystery spiced withthe dilemma of a Royal curse that may prove undefeatable, if the two familymembers can't solve it once and for all." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
"The Whizbang Machine by Danielle A. Vann is an engrossing tale loosely based on the invention of the Royal typewriter. Although fiction, the story unfolds on basic foundations associated with the creation of one of the most famous typewriter factories in our history. Vann's research on the subject is evident in her tightly woven story, and makes what I believe to be a fascinating novel for all ages. This reviewer sees the possibility of adding The Whizbang Machine to the list of young adult titles used in a classroom language arts curriculum. There is a multi-faceted accumulation of research and writing topics within this novel that any public school teacher would embrace. I really enjoyed the story, and see it as a great book for reluctant readers." Reviewed By Lisa McCombs for Readers' Favorite"Ms. Vann really knocked it out of the park! I highly recommend this fun and exciting adventure! This wonderful story captured my attention and imagination throughout! It's the riveting tale of a young girl who must simultaneously solve a mystery and also save her own and her mother's life. Elizabeth Yale encounters the intriguing Whizbang machine and it soon takes her on an exciting journey with her grandfather Jack Yale. The Whizbang Machine is a well-written thriller with excellent description. Ms. Vann really knocked it out of the park! I highly recommend this fun and exciting adventure!" Author Susan P. Clark
Danielle Vann has crafted an exciting, fast-paced novel for young adults. She kept me enthralled as I read "The Whizbang Machine". Combine a rascally grandfather, a very curious teenager with a strange typewriter and the possibilities are almost endless. Together they have some strange adventures that lead from the US to the Netherlands. The story is "electrifying". Katherine Boyer, Retired Librarian
"Danielle A. Vann has written a compelling story. The Whizbang Machine is full of fantasy, mystery, adventure and all that can capture a teen reader's attention. There is almost an air of believability in this story, and, as the author reveals at the end, there is a history connected to the Royal typewriter, the old machine that sparked and inspired this story. Lots of action lead the plot forward with pizzazz. Even the attempts Elizabeth and Jack make to do legitimate research leave the reader breathless as the otherwise slow routine of looking through old records heats up when fire alarms go off, hasty exits must be made, and countless mysterious figures start chasing them - and all for an old typewriter with a mind of its own. Interesting, and a great story." Reviewed By Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite"The Whizbang Machine by Danielle A. Vann is an engrossing tale loosely based on the invention of the Royal typewriter. Although fiction, the story unfolds on basic foundations associated with the creation of one of the most famous typewriter factories in our history. Vann's research on the subject is evident in her tightly woven story, and makes what I believe to be a fascinating novel for all ages. This reviewer sees the possibility of adding The Whizbang Machine to the list of young adult titles used in a classroom language arts curriculum. There is a multi-faceted accumulation of research and writing topics within this novel that any public school teacher would embrace. I really enjoyed the story, and see it as a great book for reluctant readers." Reviewed By Lisa McCombs for Readers' Favorite
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