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Reinvention Edison Thomas Pb
Jacqueline Houtman
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Description for Reinvention Edison Thomas Pb
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 4W; YF; YXK; YXL; YXS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 190 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Eddy's a science geek and has problems communicating with others. The combination gives the class bully, who pretends to be Eddy's friend, plenty of ammunition. Eddy Thomas can read a college physics book, but he can't read the emotions on the faces of his classmates. He can spend hours tinkering with an invention, but he can't stand more than a few minutes in a noisy crowd, like the crowd at the science fair, which Eddy fails to win. When the local school crossing guard is laid off, Eddy is haunted by thoughts of the potentially disastrous consequences and invents a ... Read more
Eddy's a science geek and has problems communicating with others. The combination gives the class bully, who pretends to be Eddy's friend, plenty of ammunition. Eddy Thomas can read a college physics book, but he can't read the emotions on the faces of his classmates. He can spend hours tinkering with an invention, but he can't stand more than a few minutes in a noisy crowd, like the crowd at the science fair, which Eddy fails to win. When the local school crossing guard is laid off, Eddy is haunted by thoughts of the potentially disastrous consequences and invents a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781590789513
SKU
V9781590789513
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Jacqueline Houtman
Jacqueline Houtman holds a Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She writes about a variety of biomedical topics, including asthma, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her first novel.
Reviews for Reinvention Edison Thomas Pb
"[A] wry debut. . . . The author has a particularly engaging way of tracking Eddy's thought processes as he struggles to wrest order from a seemingly chaotic world."
Kirkus Reviews "A perceptive look at a complicated mind. . . . The quirky humor and authentic characters should have wide appeal."
Publishers Weekly
"Move over, Joey ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews "A perceptive look at a complicated mind. . . . The quirky humor and authentic characters should have wide appeal."
Publishers Weekly
"Move over, Joey ... Read more