First Strike: Blog 2

My last post, I described the relationship between John Chance and his kids, Rich and Jade. Now, I am going to specifically describe Rich and Jade through my perspective.
     Rich Chance is your average run-of-the-mill kid (Besides his job as a spy with his dad and sister for the government). He loves video games  watch TV, and eat and drink junk food and soda; basically everything a teen boy does.
     Jade Chance is basically the opposite. She likes to run everyday, drink only water, and is a vegetarian (Lindsey, you can relate! LOL); but both of them have two things in common: They're headstrong (and are not afraid to speak their minds), and they love to help their dad with his missions when they can.
     I believe the author used these characteristics to make the kids more realistic. Rather than have them be some super-spy kids, he portrays them as everyday kids, with everyday characteristics, but with a secret, dangerous job, and a very skilled, strong, and secretive dad.

First Strike: Blog 1

First strike's main characters are John Chance, a spy for the government, and his kids, Rich and Jade, who help him sometimes on his missions. While the book goes on about their missions and such, what makes the book interesting is their relationship with each other. In the first book, it told how John Chance had left the kids mom before they were born; but then their mom was killed in a car accident when they were fifteen. Then John suddenly appeared at her funeral and claimed to be their father. At first they were very cold towards him, wishing only for their mother. But as they found out more about what he does, they started to grow closer to him. The author uses that relationship to build a stronger storyline than just a guy with a couple kids, and I would not have enjoyed this series if not for the realistic portrayal of the relationship between an estranged father and his kids, minus the secret spy part, of course!