Brainman and The Double Trouble Ditto Box


Book Description

BRAIN MAN Randy O'Rourke wants the robot he built named Brain to be as "Super Colossal" as those at Future World, an amusement park where robots do all the work. Brain doesn't disappoint him. He does Randy's homework and chores--plus some things he wasn't intended to do. His red heart glows in response to compliments. He blinks when touched. He uses "mind talk" to communicate with Randy. However, some of Brain's unprogrammed actions are less endearing. From minor glitch to major disaster, the robot provokes a series of escalating problems. Although Brain is out of control, Randy can't escape that the robot is almost human...and he loves the big pest. DOUBLE TROUBLE DITTO BOX Randy O'Rourke invents a "Ditto Box", a machine that copies whatever he puts inside. When he wants a premium baseball glove like his friend Jake's, he puts his friend's glove in, and--voila!--a duplicate comes out. If Randy and Jake want pizza, he orders one, makes a copy, and they eat two. Randy copies homework, games and even Asthma, Jake's furry mutt. Everything is going great until his little sister wants a playmate. Twozy, as Suzy names her "twin", looks and whines just like Suzy. Mom and Dad are mad at Randy for doubling their trouble, and he has to babysit more girls more often. Two sisters are twice as bad as one! How can he get rid of the new one?




Brain Man and Double Trouble Ditto Box


Book Description

BRAIN MAN: Randy O'Rourke builds a robot named Brain who does his homework and chores. But, from minor glitch to major disaster, the almost-human robot provokes a series of escalating problems. DOUBLE TROUBLE DITTO BOX: Randy invents a machine that copies whatever he puts inside: Homework, games, even a furry mutt. Everything is going great until his little sister wants a playmate and he finds two sisters are twice as bad as one!




Brain Man and Double Trouble Ditto Box


Book Description

DOUBLE TROUBLE DITO BOX Randy O'Rourke invents a "Ditto Box," a machine that copies whatever he puts inside. When he wants a ball glove like his friend Jake's, he puts in the glove, and Zap--a duplicate for himself. If Randy and Jake want pizza, he orders one, makes a copy, and they eat two. Randy copies homework, games, and even Asthma, Jake's furry mutt. Everything is going great until his little sister wants a playmate. Twozy, as Suzy names her "twin," looks and whines just like Suzy. Mom and Dad are mad at Randy for doubling their trouble, and he has to baby-sit more girls more often. Two sisters are twice as bad! How can he get rid of the new one? BRAIN MAN Randy O'Rourke wants the robot he built to be as "Super Colossal" as those at Future World, an amusement park where robots do all the work. Brain doesn't disappoint him. He does Randy's homework and chores--plus some things he wasn't programmed to do. His red heart glows in response to compliments. He blinks when touched. He uses "mind talk" to communicate with Randy. However, some of Brain's unprogrammed actions are less endearing. From minor glitch to major, the robot presents a series of escalating problems. He's out of control, but Brain is almost human and Randy loves the big pest.




Crabbo and Clever Crabbo


Book Description

Crabbo: Ten-year-old Mark would rather be at home with his computer than holidaying at the beach. He certainly wouldn't admit he'd be pretty lonely doing that either. But everything changes when he meets Crabbo, a talking crab. Together they take on the camping ground bullies and turn his holiday into the best Mark's ever had. Clever Crabbo: Mark, Ellie and Crabbo, the talking crab, are on holiday at the beach where the Cripps are very unhappy. Fred and his mean gang are stealing from their milk bar, endangering their ability to stay in business. Can clever Crabbo come up with a plan to trap the bullies or will the Cripps be forced to close their shop?




Dani Pepper and the Spelling Bee


Book Description

Dani Pepper is the second-best speller at Fisher Pitt Junior School. When she's chosen for the State Spelling Bee Championship finals, she's thrilled. She and her nemesis--the stuck-up, first-best-speller Mary Ellen--prepare for the tournament. The whole class takes a bus trip to the library to work on essays and learn new words. In the spirit of competition, Dani and Mary Ellen are caught in a kerfuffle over the word 'catastrophe'. Finally, the big day is upon them. Who will win the coveted spelling championship trophy?




George And His Magic Mirror


Book Description

George is in 6th grade when his grandfather dies and his life is dramatically changed. George has inherited a mirror--and not just any mirror. This extraordinary looking glass takes George on trips into fantasy lands. George becomes a boy with a double life: An ordinary school boy who will grow up into adulthood...and the intrepid explorer who never knows what awaits him on the other side of the mirror.




Belinda and the Holidays it Rained


Book Description

The school holidays have a bad start. Belinda's father doesn't arrive home and it is raining. The news is that his car went over the cliff into the surf beach, but there is no body. Belinda, her mother and Kate stay at Amanda's family beach house to be near where the car went over. Belinda thinks that her father maybe got washed up further up the coastline and perhaps could be sick or ill somewhere in the back country. The girls discover how unusual their three kittens are. When held, all animal speech can be understood. So with the help of the kittens the three girls spend their wet school holidays searching. There is a helpful dog, grouchy possums and a dopey old horse involved before Belinda's father is found at last.




Rebecca and The Hobgoblin Invasion


Book Description

Once a fairy princess, Rebecca has settled very happily to being a mortal child with her attendant Lord Be Thankful as her pet owl. Suddenly everything seems to be going wrong! The house goblins have all been stolen by evil hobgoblins who want to eat them. Hobgoblins loose are in the district, but the Fairy Queen refused to send soldiers to fight them. It's up to Rebecca and Lord Be Thankful to open the portal to Inbetween Land and rescue the house goblins before time runs out!




Rebecca and the Changeling


Book Description

A fairy princess, bored with her existence, breaks a few rules, gets into mischief and ends up getting her wish never to be bored granted...but definitely not the way she expected! Flesch Reading Ease 81.7 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 4.4




Rebecca and the Flying Horse Problem


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Fairy princess turned mortal, Rebecca discovers her horse Sally has unexpectedly given birth to a filly. Rebecca names the newborn Saturday. In the midst of joy, a monster tries to kill them. Protecting her horses isn't Rebecca's only problem. Hiding the fact that Saturday has the ability to speak the human language and is growing wings is becoming a big problem all its own.