Book three of the fast-paced The 4midables series continues the adventures of Madison, Ethan, Rafael and Maya, as they make good use of their smarts, energy, and bravado, along with the device that allows them to be anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye. The kids also have the ability to travel in time, within strict boundaries. They can’t visit ancient Egypt, but they can go back a day or so to interfere with fresh crimes and prevent the disastrous outcomes they’ve already witnessed.

I want to talk about the author’s writing style, because it’s not the norm, and there’s an interesting story behind it. Don Young is not a traditional book author. He writes in an active, briskly paced style. Sometimes actions are expressed in just a few descriptive words, rather than a complete sentence. This is because he’s a former writer on the Inspector Gadget cartoon series. Writing for television requires a much different writing style. It comes with the advantage of not having to fully describe a scene, since it will be brought visually to life. A brief description is usually all that’s needed.

After Gadget, the author went on to write TV movies. He came to the conclusion that he didn’t like the levels of violence being shown in movies aimed at teenagers. Don’s 4midables kids align with his viewpoint. These are good kids. Not squeaky-clean kids, as there’s plenty of sneaking around and keeping parents in the dark, but realistic, appealing kids who just happen to have a side-hustle of crime prevention. They have a variety of personal skills that come into play during their adventures. And when they overstep, there are serious consequences to their actions that must be addressed.

As a bonus, there’s plenty of fun facts sprinkled throughout the stories, giving the readers a light education on the countries they visit, examples of how to calculate currency exchanges, and occasionally a history lesson, if warranted. These aren’t heavy-handed. They are value-added bonuses that let readers come away both entertained, and more knowledgeable.

Young decided to use his 4midables to create a pilot for a live action show that would handle that issue by creating a diverse, engaging cast of characters with a gadget that would guarantee plenty of adventures to entertain and educated an audience.

That pilot script is still making the rounds, but in the meantime, the author decided to introduce his concept to teenagers via a series of fast-action novels. While his kids have a device that gives them the power to change situations for the better, real kids reading these books also have been given a power. By reading, and hopefully reviewing these adventures, teenagers become a part of the process that may one day give The 4Midables their own television series.

The third installment releases on February 16th. The entire three book series is available at Amazon. Learn more about each of kids at their website: https://www.the4midables.com