| Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans | |
| Author: | Russell Ginns |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Illustrator: | Barbara Fisinger |
| Country: | United States |
| Series: | Samantha Spinner |
| Publisher: | Delacorte Press |
| Pub Date: | 13 February 2018 |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-5247-2000-1 |
| Oclc: | 990257306 |
| Congress: | PZ7.G438943 Sam 2018 |
| Followed By: | Samantha Spinner and the Spectacular Specs |
Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans is a children's mystery novel centered on an eponymous character, Samantha, an 11-year-old from Seattle. Her uncle Paul disappeared mysteriously and left her siblings expensive gifts. Her brother, Nipper, received the New York Yankees. Her sister, Buffy, received $2,400,000,000. Samantha received only a rusty red umbrella. Eventually, she discovered that the umbrella lining contains maps and diagrams to secret means of traveling around the globe.
It is the first title in the four-part Samantha Spinner book series, to be released by Random House 2018–2021.
The underside of the umbrella contains a map of secret passages which they expect will help find Samantha's uncle, but outlaw ninjas from the sewers are in pursuit of them.[1]
The story uses Samantha's brother Nipper as a device to add educational content to the story.[2]
The book was written by Russell Ginns, who has written over 100 books and also designed video game software.[3]
Throughout the series, the characters explore locations, famous and obscure, around the globe. In the first two published books, they visit:
The Louvre - France; The Eiffel Tower - France; The Florence Duomo - Italy; The Fountain of Neptune - Italy; The Temple of Horus - Egypt; Times Square - USA; The Space Needle - USA; The Great Mosque - Mali; Borobudur Temple - Indonesia; Machu Picchu - Peru
The 2018 audiobook edition, narrated by Kathleen McInerney and Grover Gardner, was listed an Earphones award winner by AudioFile Magazine.[4]