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Swindle, by Gordon Korman. 256 pages. Ages 9-12. Another book by Korman that boys love! This one is filled with mischief, fun and adventure, right from the outset. Griffin Bing and his best friend tell a few fibs, and manage to sleep over an abandoned house scheduled for the wrecking ball in the morning. Amidst spooky noises, and just before the wrecking ball comes crashing through the house, they find an old Babe Ruth baseball card. They excitedly run to Palomino's Emporium of Collectibles and Memorabilia. The owner tells them it is practically worthless, and does them a favor by purchasing it for $120.00. Much to their surprise and angst, they watch how the owner makes the nightly news, boasting of his $1,000,000.00 Babe Ruth original baseball card! Non stop action and humor ensue, as Griffin and a few of his nutty friends plan and scheme to get the card back. Simple, really, as long as they get past the high tech security surveillance system, the Doberman, and secret passage ways! Off beat characters combined with comedic adventure and a twist ending combine for a great story. In stock. $6.99.
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The Day my Butt Went Psycho, by Andy Griffiths. 240 pages. Ages 9-12. Yes, someone wrote a book about run away butts gone psycho. And yes, boys love this book. To read this book is to become immersed in a storyline of butts gone crazy, with all the associated butt biological activities.
Zack, whose butt has run away, discovers an evil plot of the crazy butts to unite, and erupt a special volcano on mankind. Only this is a buttcano, and it is not filled with lava. The butt storytelling and individual butt personalities are hilarious. All types of butt biological activities are cleverly and amusingly described throughout the story. The book is filled with funny characters such as the Stenchgantor, a.k.a. the Great Unwiped Butt, and hilarious encounters with the Stink tornado and the swimming poopoises. Your son will be laughing constantly at the butt descriptions throughout the book, and how Zack and a few butt fighters try to stop the evil butt plot. This is an easy and funny read, with clever twists and turns throughout. We can promise you the book won’t win any literary awards, but that your son will love it. Be forewarned, after your son reads this book, he may never be the same! In stock. $ 5.99.
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Lawn Boy, by Gary Paulsen. (Author of Hatchet). Ages 9-12. 96 pages. This is a funny, wacky and entertaining story that contains colorful characters and a great ending. The story is told by the lawn boy himself, who receives a riding lawnmower for his 12th birthday. After mowing his own family’s lawn, he is approached by one neighbor after another, to mow their lawns for money. Lawn boy meets Arnold, a hippie type stockbroker. Arnold helps him expand his lawn business, hire employees, invest his money in the stock market, and even buy a piece of a boxer! The story contains one amusing event after another, culminating with the local mobster that wants a piece of Lawn boy’s business. In stock. $6.50
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Frindle, by Andrew Clements. Comedy. 112 pages. Ages 8-11. If your son would enjoy taking a stand against one of his strict teachers, he will enjoy this amusing story. Nick Allen is a 5th grader who is a bit independent, and a bit of a trouble-maker. After learning from his teacher about the origins of words, Nick decides that pens will be renamed Frindles. The use of the word Frindle spreads quickly through the student body, and sets off a string of comedic events. Nick and the students refuse to stop using the word, resulting in principal visits, newspaper publicity, advertising offers, etc. As Nick becomes a local hero, his teacher and principal get tied up in knots, trying to figure out what to do. In the end, the word Frindle is adopted in the dictionary, and his teacher acknowledges the importance of what Nick has done.
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Lunch Money, by Andrew Clements. Comedy. 240 pages. Ages 8-11. Young would be tycoon Greg teams up with his female arch enemy, Maura, to sell comic books to kids at school. One funny episode rolls into another. They both discover the hilarious ups and downs of going into business together, as well as devising creative selling strategies to outmaneuver their principal. Mischievous and entertaining characters will amuse your son. In Stock. $5.99
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The Boys From Brooklyn: The Great Robbery. Salvatore Tomasi. 148 pages. Ages 10-14. Your son won't be able to put down this entertaining story of eight boys getting themselves into all sorts of predicaments. It's the summer of 1974. Nicky and his friends are typical young teenage boys growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. The summertime living is easy and filled with fun, laughs and drama: Stickball. Johnny on the Pony. The fireworks. Terror in the train yard. Fights. Yes, the summertime living is easy until Tommy dares the boys to do something risky. Something that can screw them up for the rest of their lives. Themes such as friendship, competing, father-son relations, mom’s guiding hand, ratting on your friends, and “doing the right thing” unfold in a real life and boy-friendly style. Your son will connect with Nicky, Frankie, Abe, Rob, Tommy, Zach, Victor and Jimmy. He might even learn an important lesson about peer pressure, but don’t tell him! In Stock. $9.95 This book is supplied with a separate set of questions, answers and explanations.
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How to Eat Fried Worms, Thomas Rockwell, 128 pages. Ages 7-10. Ten year old Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days! The ultimate gross-out! Or he loses a fifty dollar bet, and the ability to buy a cool mini-bike. Boys will love this story. It is entertaining and gross, perfect for young boys! Who knew there were so many ways to prepare and cook worms? Or what they taste like? In addition to the gross out parts, the book does a great job of describing the rivalry between two groups of friends. Boys will enjoy and connect to this story.
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Losing Joe’s Place, by Gordon Korman. 240 pages. Ages 10-14. If your son likes to laugh, he will love this hilarious story. Three friends, Jason, Don and Ferguson sub- lease an apartment for the summer, from Jason’s older brother Joe. All they have to do is pay the rent each month, but that turns into a challenge. They start looking for jobs, and run into one wacky character after another, such as the nutty landlord, Plotnick, and Rootbeer, who thinks he is a WWF wrestler. Hilarious events unfold, one after another, involving stolen cars that aren't really stolen, police chases, running businesses, trying to impress girls, night clubs and more. It is a summer that the three friends will never forget. It is well written, funny and sarcastic from beginning to end.
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No More Dead Dogs, by Gordon Korman. Comedy. 180 pages. Ages 10-13. This is another story by one of our favorite authors that is funny, entertaining and creative. Wallace Wallace
is the 8th grade football star and has one small problem- he is totally honest. His English teacher asks for a report on the novel Old Shep, My Pal in which the dog dies at the end.
Wallace tells the truth in his report, which is that the book is boring, predictable and sad, and starts a mini-war between himself and the teacher. He gets detention, and the teacher makes him attend the rehearsals for a play on the same novel. Little by little, Wallace transforms the play from a boring version of the novel into a fun rock musical. The story is loaded with funny dialogue, teen speak, with a bit of drama and mystery sprinkled in.
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