[LM_NET] BOOK: The Neddiad by Pinkwater

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Pinkwater, Daniel. The Neddiad. Houghton Mifflin, 2007
[978-0-618-59444-3 // 0-618-59444-2]
WOW.. I have met several authors at conferences, dinners, etc. and
would LOVE to me Mr. Pinkwater.  His middle school books are an
absolute riot (although strange,)  It is the 1940's and Ned's father
made a fortune selling shoe laces to the army. They decide to move to
LA, taking the train across the country.  Ned misses getting back on
the train at one stop and ends up on a wild adventure getting to meet
his parents.  There are many plays on words throughout the book that I
am sure most kids will not catch.  For example, Ned meets a famous
movie star, Aaron Finn.  On the trip Ned is given an ancient carved
turtle by a shaman and ends up having to save the world from disaster.
 I LOVE his books but it is always a sell, to get a kid to read them.
I have turned on a couple kids to his wacky sense of humor.. maybe
because I have one also.  This 307 page book is not a totally crazy as
the Snarkout Boys books or Lizard music... and I think I love it the
best.  You go, Daniel!

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Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com

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