Choose your own adventure book #1!
Was anyone into these in primary school?? I loved them.
Found book 3 in the series at a second hand bookshop today which made me happy. And it’s about sunken treasure!!
The year is 1793 and I’ve found a box of letters in the attic. One of them is a map…Could it be a treasure map? My father says to wait to ask Captain Frye about it, but I could walk down to the docks right now and ask one of the sailors.
What should I do??
I wouldn’t call it a collection yet, but item 35 on the list is well on the way to complete.
Having checked this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Choose_Your_Own_Adventure_books
You’ll find that a purist wouldn’t accept “Sunken Treasure” as a legit CYOA book. It’s number 3 of the ‘younger readers’ series.
Reply to martyI should have known better than to try and slip that one past you Marty “adventure boy” frost
I actually didn’t realise there was a younger reader series! I feel a bit jipped knowing that it’s going to have ‘less severe “bad endings”‘ than the main series…
And I didn’t realise that the main series has so many titles! I guess odds are i have one of a rarer series!?! thanks for the link…
Reply to reubenforget about purists…
just flippin’ walk down to the docks right now and ask one of the sailors!!!
don’t delay!
Reply to Dave MiersThere are a few listings on ebay for large sets. It gives you a good indication of what books are amazing (heck, you could buy them too!).
http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Lot-of-45-CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE-Books-CYOA_W0QQitemZ230279384441QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230279384441&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&timeout=1218516941782
My favourite from looking at the cover pictures are…
#71 Space Vampire
#81 Terror in Australia
#95 You are a genius
and my favourite is #140 Master of Judo
Also see: http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-Lot-of-60-Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-Books_W0QQitemZ230279012296QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230279012296&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&timeout=1218516941782
Reply to martyBirthday soon?
yeah i’ve got a few of the listings from ebay.com.au on my watchlist. a 60 book collection is pretty good though!!
Reply to reubendave – you got me locked in the hold of red eye the pirate’s ship!
Reply to reubenis that it?what’s the next option?(you should get the subscribe to comments plugin)
Reply to Dave MiersThe one I really remember reading in year 2 is “The Mystery of the Highland Crest” (1984). Your character discovers that his family is connected to a creepy Scottish mansion and he goes to visit. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of twins with a tortured past. Can he unwork their ancient wrongs?
One ghost is benign, one malicious (of course this is now anathema, being married to a twin). The evil twin kept pushing me off balconies or into the path of oncoming vehicles! It spooked me good!
Reply to ArthurAlso to newly pique my interest is “The Secret of the Ninja”…
http://www.cyoastore.com/product/show/135
Reply to Arthur