Author: Matthew S. Cox
Publisher: Division Zero Press
ISBN: 1950738027
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Saving the world isn’t easy. It’s even harder when you’re only nine. Kelly Donovan used to be a nobody. Well, a smart nobody. Skipping ahead a year in school made her the smallest kid in fifth grade and a target for bullies in search of an easy mark. She tried to follow her father’s advice and ignore them, but it didn’t do any good. Escaping into her favorite comic books at least helped her through the day. Who needs friends anyway? Sometimes, dreams find a way to come true, even if nobody asked them to. Aliens bombard the Earth with gigantic glowing red crystals to restore its failing magnetic field. Soon after the seemingly benevolent invasion, Kelly discovers her wildest, happiest fantasy come to life: she has superpowers, along with roughly two percent of the population. Her strong good nature leads her to adopt the heroic persona of Übergirl. However, she has one major problem… Her dad’s turning into a mad scientist. It’s difficult to be a hero, especially when your father’s a bad guy.
My Dad is a Mad Scientist
Author: Matthew S. Cox
Publisher: Division Zero Press
ISBN: 1950738027
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Saving the world isn’t easy. It’s even harder when you’re only nine. Kelly Donovan used to be a nobody. Well, a smart nobody. Skipping ahead a year in school made her the smallest kid in fifth grade and a target for bullies in search of an easy mark. She tried to follow her father’s advice and ignore them, but it didn’t do any good. Escaping into her favorite comic books at least helped her through the day. Who needs friends anyway? Sometimes, dreams find a way to come true, even if nobody asked them to. Aliens bombard the Earth with gigantic glowing red crystals to restore its failing magnetic field. Soon after the seemingly benevolent invasion, Kelly discovers her wildest, happiest fantasy come to life: she has superpowers, along with roughly two percent of the population. Her strong good nature leads her to adopt the heroic persona of Übergirl. However, she has one major problem… Her dad’s turning into a mad scientist. It’s difficult to be a hero, especially when your father’s a bad guy.
Publisher: Division Zero Press
ISBN: 1950738027
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Saving the world isn’t easy. It’s even harder when you’re only nine. Kelly Donovan used to be a nobody. Well, a smart nobody. Skipping ahead a year in school made her the smallest kid in fifth grade and a target for bullies in search of an easy mark. She tried to follow her father’s advice and ignore them, but it didn’t do any good. Escaping into her favorite comic books at least helped her through the day. Who needs friends anyway? Sometimes, dreams find a way to come true, even if nobody asked them to. Aliens bombard the Earth with gigantic glowing red crystals to restore its failing magnetic field. Soon after the seemingly benevolent invasion, Kelly discovers her wildest, happiest fantasy come to life: she has superpowers, along with roughly two percent of the population. Her strong good nature leads her to adopt the heroic persona of Übergirl. However, she has one major problem… Her dad’s turning into a mad scientist. It’s difficult to be a hero, especially when your father’s a bad guy.
Parentology
Author: Dalton Conley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476712670
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
An award-winning scientist offers his unorthodox approach to childrearing: “Parentology is brilliant, jaw-droppingly funny, and full of wisdom…bound to change your thinking about parenting and its conventions” (Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother). If you’re like many parents, you might ask family and friends for advice when faced with important choices about how to raise your kids. You might turn to parenting books or simply rely on timeworn religious or cultural traditions. But when Dalton Conley, a dual-doctorate scientist and full-blown nerd, needed childrearing advice, he turned to scientific research to make the big decisions. In Parentology, Conley hilariously reports the results of those experiments, from bribing his kids to do math (since studies show conditional cash transfers improved educational and health outcomes for kids) to teaching them impulse control by giving them weird names (because evidence shows kids with unique names learn not to react when their peers tease them) to getting a vasectomy (because fewer kids in a family mean smarter kids). Conley encourages parents to draw on the latest data to rear children, if only because that level of engagement with kids will produce solid and happy ones. Ultimately these experiments are very loving, and the outcomes are redemptive—even when Conley’s sassy kids show him the limits of his profession. Parentology teaches you everything you need to know about the latest literature on parenting—with lessons that go down easy. You’ll be laughing and learning at the same time.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476712670
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
An award-winning scientist offers his unorthodox approach to childrearing: “Parentology is brilliant, jaw-droppingly funny, and full of wisdom…bound to change your thinking about parenting and its conventions” (Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother). If you’re like many parents, you might ask family and friends for advice when faced with important choices about how to raise your kids. You might turn to parenting books or simply rely on timeworn religious or cultural traditions. But when Dalton Conley, a dual-doctorate scientist and full-blown nerd, needed childrearing advice, he turned to scientific research to make the big decisions. In Parentology, Conley hilariously reports the results of those experiments, from bribing his kids to do math (since studies show conditional cash transfers improved educational and health outcomes for kids) to teaching them impulse control by giving them weird names (because evidence shows kids with unique names learn not to react when their peers tease them) to getting a vasectomy (because fewer kids in a family mean smarter kids). Conley encourages parents to draw on the latest data to rear children, if only because that level of engagement with kids will produce solid and happy ones. Ultimately these experiments are very loving, and the outcomes are redemptive—even when Conley’s sassy kids show him the limits of his profession. Parentology teaches you everything you need to know about the latest literature on parenting—with lessons that go down easy. You’ll be laughing and learning at the same time.
The Misadventures of Toni Macaroni in
Author: Cetonia Weston-Roy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578631332
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Meet Antoniette MacArthur! Also known as Toni Macaroni because of her skinny arms and legs (much to her dismay). Her Dad insists they're so skinny because she's a picky eater. Toni knows that's not right, she just doesn't eat HIS cooking. Her Dad cooks just like a Mad Scientist, toxic sludge and all! Can she find a way to get out of eating his gross cooking experiments? Join her misadventure in The Mad Scientist to find out!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578631332
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Meet Antoniette MacArthur! Also known as Toni Macaroni because of her skinny arms and legs (much to her dismay). Her Dad insists they're so skinny because she's a picky eater. Toni knows that's not right, she just doesn't eat HIS cooking. Her Dad cooks just like a Mad Scientist, toxic sludge and all! Can she find a way to get out of eating his gross cooking experiments? Join her misadventure in The Mad Scientist to find out!
The Mad Scientist's Daughter
Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481474987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"[A] science fiction fairy tale set in a collapsing future America about a girl and the android she falls in love with" -- provided by publisher.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481474987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"[A] science fiction fairy tale set in a collapsing future America about a girl and the android she falls in love with" -- provided by publisher.
Sinister Bedfellows: Anthology
Author: mckenzee
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411699297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
being a collection of short stories based on the critically acclaimed photobased webcomic
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411699297
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
being a collection of short stories based on the critically acclaimed photobased webcomic
The Mad Scientist Aptitude Test
Author: L. E. Henderson
Publisher: L. E. Henderson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
"I wanted to become a scientist. But not just any scientist. A mad scientist." For Betty Sue Collins, being a doctor would never be enough. While her parents dream of their daughter saving for medical school, Betty has a deep desire to join her tortured misfit heroes and turn her intelligence into imperium. A waitress in a wig, Betty's life isn't exciting, but when she saves enough to take the Blessmenthol Scale Mad Scientist Aptitude test, she finds that there's more mad science than she could have ever imagined. Now, with a list of tasks to complete, Betty seems to be chasing a dream that's only getting further away. If she doesn't pass the test, she may never be the kind of scientist that she has always dreamed of being – but if she does, she may never be the person she once was. Would you have what it takes to be a mad scientist? You'll never know, if you don't take the test… The Mad Scientist Aptitude Test is a science fiction story and Book 2 of the Torn Curtain Series. If you enjoy shrewd observations, quirky characters and humor with depth, you will lovethis story by L.E. Henderson. Read this book today.
Publisher: L. E. Henderson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
"I wanted to become a scientist. But not just any scientist. A mad scientist." For Betty Sue Collins, being a doctor would never be enough. While her parents dream of their daughter saving for medical school, Betty has a deep desire to join her tortured misfit heroes and turn her intelligence into imperium. A waitress in a wig, Betty's life isn't exciting, but when she saves enough to take the Blessmenthol Scale Mad Scientist Aptitude test, she finds that there's more mad science than she could have ever imagined. Now, with a list of tasks to complete, Betty seems to be chasing a dream that's only getting further away. If she doesn't pass the test, she may never be the kind of scientist that she has always dreamed of being – but if she does, she may never be the person she once was. Would you have what it takes to be a mad scientist? You'll never know, if you don't take the test… The Mad Scientist Aptitude Test is a science fiction story and Book 2 of the Torn Curtain Series. If you enjoy shrewd observations, quirky characters and humor with depth, you will lovethis story by L.E. Henderson. Read this book today.
The Mad Scientists' Club
Author: Bertrand R. Brinley
Publisher: Purple House Press
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The six members of the Mad Scientists' Club experiment with new projects which include investigating a strange sea monster and the theft of a valuable dinosaur egg.
Publisher: Purple House Press
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The six members of the Mad Scientists' Club experiment with new projects which include investigating a strange sea monster and the theft of a valuable dinosaur egg.
Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit
Author: Mark Leyner
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316560480
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A brilliant and utterly original new novel from Mark Leyner about a father and his intense and devout relationship with his daughter and with alcohol. An anthropologist and his daughter travel to Kermunkachunk, the capitol of Chalazia, to conduct research for an ethnography on the Chalazian Mafia Faction (a splinter group of the Chalazian Children's Theater). The book takes place over the course of a night at the Bar Pulpo, Kermunkachunk's #1 spoken-word karaoke bar, where conversations are actually being read from multiple karaoke screens arrayed around the barroom. Moreover, it's Thursday, "Father/Daughter Nite," when the bar is frequented by actual fathers and daughters as well as couples cosplaying fathers and daughters. Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit is a book about the deep pleasures of reading and drinking, the tumultuous reign of a cabal of mystic mobsters, and, of course, the transcendent love of a father for his daughter.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316560480
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A brilliant and utterly original new novel from Mark Leyner about a father and his intense and devout relationship with his daughter and with alcohol. An anthropologist and his daughter travel to Kermunkachunk, the capitol of Chalazia, to conduct research for an ethnography on the Chalazian Mafia Faction (a splinter group of the Chalazian Children's Theater). The book takes place over the course of a night at the Bar Pulpo, Kermunkachunk's #1 spoken-word karaoke bar, where conversations are actually being read from multiple karaoke screens arrayed around the barroom. Moreover, it's Thursday, "Father/Daughter Nite," when the bar is frequented by actual fathers and daughters as well as couples cosplaying fathers and daughters. Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit is a book about the deep pleasures of reading and drinking, the tumultuous reign of a cabal of mystic mobsters, and, of course, the transcendent love of a father for his daughter.
Afterparty
Author: Ann Redisch Stampler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442423250
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"Tired of always being the good girl, Emma forms a friendship with fun and alluring Siobhan. But Siobhan's dangerous lifestyle becomes more than Emma can handle"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442423250
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"Tired of always being the good girl, Emma forms a friendship with fun and alluring Siobhan. But Siobhan's dangerous lifestyle becomes more than Emma can handle"--Provided by publisher.
The Boy with Backward Eyes
Author: Matt McFarland
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430314443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Armed only with wild ideas and tumultuous stories, clumsy, overgrown, dyslexic fifth grader Emmet McHomes strives for acceptance and respect from his classmates, his family, and a ghost he meets in the attic of the school.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430314443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Armed only with wild ideas and tumultuous stories, clumsy, overgrown, dyslexic fifth grader Emmet McHomes strives for acceptance and respect from his classmates, his family, and a ghost he meets in the attic of the school.