One awesome thing : Waylon! #1 / Sara Pennypacker ; pictures by Marla Frazee.

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Title:

One awesome thing : Waylon! #1 / Sara Pennypacker ; pictures by Marla Frazee.

Author:

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

Frazee, Marla

ISBN:

9781484701522

Edition:

First edition

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Series:

Waylon! #1

Abstract:

"Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Genius -- Juvenile fiction.

Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Change -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Frazee, Marla

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Summary

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling series Clementine comes another chapter book collection that will keep readers engaged and laughing until the very last page.

Waylon has lots of ideas for making life more awesome through science, like teleportation, human gills, and attracting cupcakes by controlling gravity. But it's impossible for him to concentrate on his inventions when he's experiencing his own personal Big Bang.

Arlo Brody is dividing the fourth grade boys into two groups. Waylon would rather be friends with everyone. Well, everyone except the scary new kid, Baxter Boylen.

Waylon's older sister, Neon, is shooting away from the family. He wishes everything would go back to the way it was before she started wearing all black and saying "What's the point?" all the time.

Just when it looks as though Waylon's universe is exploding, something happens to bring it all together again, and it is, without a doubt, One Awesome Thing.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-5-Fourth grade is turning out to be harder than Waylon expected. All he wants to do is come up with awesome science experiments and write about them in his new journal. Instead, he's fretting about the teams that his classmate Arlo is dividing all the boys into. He's also anxious about scary Baxter Bolen, who just moved back to town. Then there's Waylon's sister. She changed her name and now wears only black. Readers of the author's "Clementine" series will recognize Waylon as one of Clementine's classmates and will enjoy her cameo appearance in this title. Pennypacker does a nice job of capturing the worry and fun that come with being a fourth grader. Christopher Gebauer narrates nicely, though his voice could use more differentiation among characters. Listeners may want a copy of the book as well so they can enjoy Marla Frazee's illustrations. VERDICT A must-listen for those missing Clementine. ["Waylon is an appealing everykid whose passion for science just might spark readers' curiosity as he contemplates ideas from angstroms to alien hand syndrome": SLJ 1/16 starred review of the Hyperion book.]-Elizabeth Elsbree, Krug Elementary School, Aurora, IL © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.