| The Hydrofoil Mystery | |
| Author: | Eric Walters |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Young adult novel |
| Release Date: | 1999 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 224 pp |
| Isbn: | 978-0-670-88186-4 |
| Oclc: | 39868657 |
The Hydrofoil Mystery was written in 1999 by Canadian author Eric Walters.[1] It is about a teenage boy named Billy McCracken, whose mother arranges for him to go away for the summer to work with none other than the well-known inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. Billy expects his summer to be boring, but with the German U-boats endangering the maritime coast, his work with Bell's hydrofoil becomes an adventure.
The book is set during the first World War and although it is a work of fiction, it serves as a launching pad for discussions about Canada's involvement in the war and the contributions of Canada's leading scientist, Alexander Graham Bell.