This book is a very quick-read, only 59 pages in the eBook, and it mixes gods from different creatures. I was amazed at how much action the author was able to cram into the plot. There was not a lot of character development, but it really kept my interest. I was surprised to find the book coming ...
Lunch Box Dream is an historical fiction book that is intended for children between the ages of ten and fourteen years old. The book is about a boy names Bobby and his family experiencing some uncomfortable situations on their trip to take their Grandmother back to Florida, but they also stop alo...
A morning thunderstorm, a tulip garden, and a bag of potting soil help the Goofballs find Randall Crandall's flower-loving horse, Thunder. This goofy, pint-sized detective agency solved the Famous Riddle of the Exploding Rat Balloon, the Mystery of the Six-Fingered Ghost, the Episode of the Flyi...
A huge beast bursts through the afeteria floor--it's just another day in the Weird Zone! Only a brilliant plan involving cauliflower and broccoli can subdue the creature.
Tony Abbott adds humor and wacky antics to the familiar classics we know and love by catapulting two unlikely heroes into known story lines and making classic literature accessible and fun. The sixth-grade characters Frankie and Devin bring these time-tested stories into the world of today's kids...
Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.comFor Tom Bender, seventh grade isn't all that different from the grades that came before. He still attends a private Catholic school, St. Catherine's. He's still pretty much best friends with Jeff Hicks. He still loves the Cobra, a sports car that he spends plent...
Tony Abbott adds humor and wacky antics to the familiar classics we know and love by catapulting two unlikely heroes into known story lines and making classic literature accessible and fun. The sixth-grade characters Frankie and Devin bring these time-tested stories into the world of today's kids...
I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be g...
Quite a few people knocked the Spiderwick Chronicles series of children's books for splitting what was ostensibly one novel into multiple volumes, but as you know from my reviews, I think it was a good choice in that it broke the story up into smaller chunks for more junior readers. Tony Abbott h...
Tony Abbott adds humor and wacky antics to the familiar classics we know and love by catapulting two unlikely heroes into known story lines and making classic literature accessible and fun. The sixth-grade characters Frankie and Devin bring these time-tested stories into the world of today's kids...
Tony Abbott adds humor and wacky antics to the familiar classics we know and love by catapulting two unlikely heroes into known story lines and making classic literature accessible and fun. The sixth-grade characters Frankie and Devin bring these time-tested stories into the world of today's kids...
Mike is excited to show his project at the school science fair. He has wired a potato to a radio to create a "potadio". But Mike gets more than he bargained for when the potato grows a mind of its own and decides to take over Grover's Mill--and the world!
When Frankie and Devin get transported into A Christmas Carol, they take the fastest ghost-guided tour of all time.
The kids return to Droon to check on their new friend, Princess Keeah. Lord Sparr has taken a magic jewel from Keeah and hidden it. Together the four children must sneak into his volcano home to try to get it back.
To get to the top, we had to climb straight up an iron ladder that was dripping with cold rainwater. “Wherever the Cyclopes are hiding,” Dana said, clinging to the rungs below me, “the tower will give us the best view.” Sydney chuckled behind her. “Also the best view of where we’ll land when we f...
“So, are we ready to call the cops yet?” asked Jon. “Or the loony bin?” asked Sydney. “Maybe we can get a deal. Three for one.” I made a face at her. “Who are you talking about — us or the lunch ladies?” Sydney had the book now and was flipping its pages with one hand while she forked up macaroni...
2 Sound Can Change the World Mike raced back to the science fair, clutching his damp potato. When he burst into the gym, he saw a huge metal machine smashing through the tables after Liz! On the front of the machine was a big hand attached to a long metal arm. A powerful spring was coiled under t...
My best friends, Brian Rooney, Kelly Smitts, and Mara Lubin, are the other Goofballs. They’re also on the planet (except it’s sometimes hard to tell with Brian). Together, we solve mysteries. Goofball mysteries. Like the one yesterday. It was huge. You could even call it the Crime of the Century!...
On the screaming drive to the Côte d’Azur airport, Darrell found himself pounding things—his car seat, the side panels, the ceiling over his head, his legs, Wade. “Cut it out,” Wade snapped. “I can punch myself if I want to. And no, I don’t want to.” “We have to up our game.” “We know, Darrell, w...
I cried, leaping to my feet. The storm had stopped. I looked around at a square with a bubbling fountain. “Where are we?” “We’re in Mantua,” said Frankie, dusting herself off and tucking the book into her dress again. “But we could be on the moon, for all the difference it makes.” I shook my head...
“Where to?” the driver said as we climbed in. “Sausalito,” said Becca. “And where in Sausalito?” he asked. “Do you have a map?” Darrell asked. “We’ll show you.” “Yeah . . . somewhere . . .” The driver rummaged around under his seat and then passed a wad of crinkled paper over to us. Darrell studi...
Rinkle what we discovered, she agreed to let the Goofballs solve the mystery of the missing tuba. In the meantime, Violet hummed the tuba parts. It went pretty well until she started drooling, and Tuesday’s rehearsal ended. Wednesday’s rehearsal was cancelled because most of the cast—Brian, Mara,...
We crept along quickly and silently. Torches high on the walls flickered and shadowed the way. “Noodle, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” We rounded a corner and found ourselves facing an enormous set of iron doors. “I’ve got a feeling, too,” I said. “We’re here.” Zeek looked at me. He didn’t s...
11 Just Normal Weird KA—WHOOOOOOOOM! A ball of white-hot flame exploded in the auditorium of W. Reid Elementary School and blew out into the hallway. Jeff’s plastic helmet took the blast hard. It burst into a thousand pieces, and he went hurtling out of the auditorium at incredible speed. “Ugh! O...
Chapter 16 The hillsides swarmed with warriors from the Indian tribe known as the Sioux. “Why are they attacking us?” asked Aouda, taking cover behind her seat. “I’m not sure,” I said, leaning over to get a better look. It was a good thing I did. Thwang! An arrow shot right through the car, narro...
It was the first Wednesday night after school let out for the summer. I had just switched on the television and was searching with the remote —reality, reality, news, rerun, reality — when the phone rang, and my mother answered it. “Wait, say that again?” I said. She pulled the phone away from he...
I bubbled. The monster’s slimy arms dragged us down under its belly. We were locked tight in the grip of its claws. Down we went. I was waiting for huge jaws to open and for us to be eaten like little bugs. But that didn’t happen. When we got down under the belly, I couldn’t believe it. The botto...
As Lily hustled forward in the dark with no clear view of the way ahead because they were all taller than her, she knew—she knew—that those creepy little fur balls were just waiting to sink their needle teeth into her slim pink ankles. Rats were all she could think about. They took over her mind ...
3 The Power to Control the Mind! “It wasn’t me,” cried Mike, pointing to his table. “It was him. The potato, the radio, Potadio!” “Don’t yodel at me, rude boy,” cried Mrs. Carbonese. Then she picked up her camera and clacked off down the aisle in her high-heeled shoes. Mr. Bell frowned deeply at ...
I shouted, jumping up from my seat. The six guys whirled around and stared straight at me. The short one with pudgy fingers who pointed a lot walked over. Slowly. Uh-oh. Mr. Emerson gave me a quick frown and shook his head slightly. It was a sign. I understood right away. I wasn’t supposed to let...
2 Class Brain Thump-thump-thump! When Jeff opened his eyes, he was facedown on the sidewalk outside the X-Rays Us Medical Clinic. His head throbbed. His ears throbbed. His eyes throbbed. Thump-thump-thump! “Uhhhh!” Jeff groaned as he slid out from under Sean’s legs and got up. “Oh, man, my head h...
The limo eased down the block and around a corner to the nearest parking spot. We got out and studied the street. No black cars. No motorcycles. No Hatman. Julian said, “You know what—you go in. We stumbled upon Markus Wolff and the black car, but I want to make sure we’re not being tracked. I’m ...
Seward’s lawn, Carfax Abbey stood against the darkening London sky like a huge stone ruin. “They must have used one giant pile of stones for this place,” I murmured to Frankie. She snorted. “Now the stones want to be a pile again.” It was true. The place was totally falling down. The gates in fro...
Her scar stung as if it were a raw incision. Her memories cut just as raw. She recalled every moment of the operation Aleksandr Rubashov had performed on her at Greywolf. A hundred thousand precise moments of agony. “We must be near,” Ebner whispered. “We are,” she said. “I sense him.” Now, after...
It looked like a straight shot, but the thing about glaciers is that they’re slippery — so climbing them isn’t easy. Two wobbly steps forward, one back. It took forever to make any progress. Plus, it was getting colder by the second, our armor was freezing, and we had to k...
“Down sail!” boomed a deep voice above them. “Circle around! Drop a rope!” Splash! A thick rope slapped the surface of the water. Eric, Neal, and Julie grabbed hold of the rope and climbed up. The ship was huge, with red-and-yellow sails and blue wi...
“Um, do spirits carry lanterns?” I asked. Frankie almost jumped for joy. “They’re not spirits! They’re … people! Three of them ….” “And one of them is Muff Potter!” whispered Tom. “Cute name,” I said. “Not so cute guy.” Muff Potter was a large, sloppy-looking man who staggered out front, his arm ...
8 Just Hanging Around! Caw! Caw! Grrrr! Yap! Yap! Woo-ooo! Strange animal calls and growls filled the air as the Mango Men pushed Liz and Mike down a hole at the pitcher’s mound. At the bottom of the hole was a bamboo door. When the door swung open, Liz gasped. “There’s a whole world down here!” ...
I tipped him with one of my sister Mags’s blue-haired pennies, and we rushed away through the reeds. We were quiet as we entered the boiler room at school, quiet as we wove through the dark halls, quiet as we exited the main doors of the school. Then we saw the fires. “Oh, my gosh,” said Sydney. ...
“It’s after us,” cried Frankie. “Devin, take a left!” Wham! I hit a tree. “I meant the other left!” “Now you tell me!” “I almost wish we were back fighting pirates,” Jim huffed as we tore through the jungle. “Long John Silver and his crutch seem less terrible than some island monster.” “It’s like...
Grrrr-sss!” Someone was snoring big time. “Grrrr-sss! Grrrr-sss!” It was really annoying. “Devin—wake up!” “Grrrr-snf-snk—what?” I woke up just in time to hear the church bell chime a deep single BONG! Scrooge bolted up out of bed. “Was that all a dream, or did it actually happen? Did we really t...
13 Oh, My Town! Liz turned to look. Grover’s Mill was a mess. Nearly every building on Main Street had been stomped flat. Nothing was left standing. It would take years and years to rebuild. A crowd gathered in front of the school. Holly, Jeff, and Sean joined Liz and Mike. “Wow,” said Mike. “Onl...
My brain was thinking of waffles. Maybe because when I hit whatever I hit, it made little waffle dents in my head. Too bad my mining hat flew off just before I hit the wall. I could still hear that Bong! going on in my head. I sat up and groped around in the dark. Cold rocks. Cold rails. Ice. Ice...
12 Keeee-oooo! Liz climbed down from the screen as fast as she could. She ran toward the booth. She knew Jeff was trapped in there. Maybe it was already too late. “Got to help Jeff!” she cried. Even Holly stumbled across the parking lot, muttering, “Help Jeff. Help Jeff.” Liz screeched around a s...
6 Kid Shrinko “Yes! I remember now,” Sean said, jumping into his T-shirt and pants. “The blast of light made me shrink!” Holly shook her head from side to side slowly. “It’s impossible. Things like this don’t happen.” “Yeah, don’t I wish,” Sean said. “Have you forgotten that we live in Weirdsvill...