Victor Appleton's Books
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The Robot OlympicsROBOTS + TERRORISTS = TROUBLE FOR TOMTom's been training his entry, SwiftBot, for the upcoming Robot Olympics -- a major event being sponsored by the...Read More
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Into the AbyssTOM IS IN DEEP-SEA TROUBLE...Tom. Bud, and Yo are on the S.S. Nestor, a Swift Enterprises research vessel, to witness Mr. Swift testing his...Read More
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The Space HotelWhat Tom's about to find is truly out of this world!It's the grand opening of APOGEE, the world's first space hotel, an orbital space station designed...Read More -
Under the RadarTom and his dad are in the park testing out Tom's new invisibility suit when suddenly a van pulls up -- and kidnaps Mr. Swift!Tom is panicked -- who...Read More
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On Top of the WorldHIGH ELEVATIONS EQUAL HIGH STAKES FOR TOM!Tom is headed to Mount Everest. Not only will he get some sweet practice time in on his new foil kite...Read More
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Rocket RacersCan Tom avoid a rocket wreckage disaster?Tom is teaming up with his pals Yo and Bud to test out his new Swift-Racer, a rocket-powered plane built for...Read More
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International Falls Daily Journal, June 18, 2009
...and love science fiction and the possibilities it explores in technology and inventions. Tom Swift, Young Inventor by Victor Appleton are four books about a teenage science prodigy who always gets into difficulties and uses cutting edge technology to...
Suite101.com, May 2, 2009
...of boys adventure books written between 1910 and 1941 by Edward L Stratemeyer and others under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (Two later series of Tom Swift Jr books followed the tradition). Stratmeyer's writing was characterized by heavy use of adverbs,...
MySpace Comments, October 15, 2009
...Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter [The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures, 7] ( Hardcover ) By Victor Appleton II 33 used and new from $3.89 First tagged “science fiction” by neil Customer tags: young adult , books for boys , childrens books ,...
The J-Walk Blog, September 27, 2009
...It's time to update my book list. Tom Swift And His Photo Telephone - Victor Appleton Yep, I read another one. Tom invents a way to transfer a photo over the phone lines. Coincidentally, it helps him solve a mystery. Fiddling Way Out Yonder -...
Britannica Blog, August 24, 2009
...that catalog that I discovered the books about that amazing boy scientist Tom Swift, Jr., all written by Victor Appleton II. (The significance of that “II” escaped me until, decades later, I learned about the Stratemeyer Syndicate ; “Victor...
Britannica Blog, August 24, 2009
...that catalog that I discovered the books about that amazing boy scientist Tom Swift, Jr., all written by Victor Appleton II. (The significance of that “II” escaped me until, decades later, I learned about the Stratemeyer Syndicate ; “Victor...
Screen Rant, June 1, 2009
...Swift novels have been published by many authors over the years, all working under the collective pseudonym of “Victor Appleton”. In order to get Swift the movie off the ground, Barry Sonnenfeld is once again teaming with BenDavid Grabinski, writer...
Literature, May 19, 2009
...includes chapters on the origins of science fiction as a genre for young people, and containes essays on Victor Appleton's "Tom Swift" series and the contributions of Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Madeleine L'Engle. The second section looks...
Nerd World - TIME.com, April 30, 2009
...working under house names -- "Franklin W. Dixon" for the Hardy Boys series, "Carolyn Keene" for Nancy Drew, "Victor Appleton" for Tom Swift, and so on. While the Stratemeyer books were for children and the Hunt books are not, I thought it would be fun to...
