18,000 holes in the universe: Sand trapped by Adam Wallace, Lisa Foley & James Hart

The GOLF squad have been sucked into a desert world in the final mad-cap adventure of the 18,000 holes in the Universe series.  The series follows five friends who find the most amazing, confusing, and incredible golf course in the entire universe. Each hole takes the intrepid group to a new place full of danger and golf as they try to save Grandpa Galileo and his golf course from terrible Uncle GOOF. 

As the title suggests there are 18,000 holes in Grandpa Galileo’s golf course and the friends must find him before time runs out, the only problem is he has been in the course for 20 years and they only have a couple of hours before the course is destroyed and a boring hotel is built in its place.

I haven’t read the first two books in the series but after finishing this one I really wanted to read them all in order as I really enjoyed this book.  The action is fast-paced, the illustrations are brilliant and the adventures are funny and crazy as you would expect from the creators of the Fartboy series.  You don’t have to like golf to get into this book, as it is filled with danger and wonder that will appeal to readers of all ages.  If the rest of the series is as good as this final book, then this is sure to be a favourite for independent readers.  It would be an enjoyable read aloud although the illustrations really enhance the story which makes it more suitable for independent readers who can read at their own pace and focus on the illustrations as they travel through time and space on the quest to rescue Grandpa and save the golf course once and for all.

Themes: Friendship, Family, Adventure, Space Travel.

Mhairi Alcorn