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Al's World #01: Monday Morning Blitz

by Elise Leonard

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Publisher Comments:

AL'S WORLD IS ABOUT TO BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN!

Al's world revolves around school, his best friend, Keith, and... well, not much else. Al and Keith aren't what one would consider the smartest kids in school, but they do okay. Then one Monday morning while Al's waiting for the school bus, he gets blitzed by some guy in a suit. Now Al has a sore rib, an encrypted flash drive, and some very strange dudes running after him.

Review:

"'Launching the Al's World series, this madcap tale introduces an unlikely — and rather reluctant — hero. Al, who boasts a 'firm C-minus average' and futilely attempts to hide the 'zit the size of Mount Fuji' on his forehead, is waiting for the school bus with his amusingly air-headed friend, Keith, when a man dashes by and knocks him down. At school, Al discovers a flash drive in his jacket and concludes that the fellow (who, unbeknownst to Al, is a government agent) slipped it into his pocket when they collided. When Al asks a computer-whiz classmate to decode the encrypted information on the drive, the boy refuses to divulge what he discovers ('You don't want to know, man'). As it turns out, the drive contains schematics for every U.S. waterway, and terrorists are determined to get their hands on it. In a dark twist that Leonard's slapstick style manages to leaven, terrorists run Al's school bus off the road, after which the agent arrives in a helicopter and a showdown ensues. Amidst the chaos, Al, in a fittingly frivolous turn, hides the flash drive by sticking it in an olive loaf in a deli, emerging as a hero for 'twenty seconds,' in his words. Studded with throwaway gags and goofy repartee between Al and Keith, this will appeal to boys who like their fiction with a silly streak. Al gets a shot at another 20 seconds of fame in Killer Lunch Lady, due out this month too. Ages 10-14. (June)' Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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About the Author

Elise Leonard was a teacher of inner-city kids before starting her

writing career. She lives in Florida.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781416934646

Author:

Leonard, Elise

Publisher:

Aladdin Paperbacks

Subject:

Boys / Men

Subject:

Action & Adventure

Subject:

Humorous Stories

Subject:

Action & Adventure - General

Subject:

Children s-Adventure Stories

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Al's World

Series Volume:

01

Publication Date:

20070631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

Children/juvenile

Language:

English

Pages:

144

Dimensions:

7.62 x 5.12 in 5.565 oz

Age Level:

10-14

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Al's World #01: Monday Morning Blitz New Trade Paper Elise Leonard

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Product details 144 pages Aladdin Paperbacks - 2007-06-00 English 9781416934646 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "'Launching the Al's World series, this madcap tale introduces an unlikely — and rather reluctant — hero. Al, who boasts a 'firm C-minus average' and futilely attempts to hide the 'zit the size of Mount Fuji' on his forehead, is waiting for the school bus with his amusingly air-headed friend, Keith, when a man dashes by and knocks him down. At school, Al discovers a flash drive in his jacket and concludes that the fellow (who, unbeknownst to Al, is a government agent) slipped it into his pocket when they collided. When Al asks a computer-whiz classmate to decode the encrypted information on the drive, the boy refuses to divulge what he discovers ('You don't want to know, man'). As it turns out, the drive contains schematics for every U.S. waterway, and terrorists are determined to get their hands on it. In a dark twist that Leonard's slapstick style manages to leaven, terrorists run Al's school bus off the road, after which the agent arrives in a helicopter and a showdown ensues. Amidst the chaos, Al, in a fittingly frivolous turn, hides the flash drive by sticking it in an olive loaf in a deli, emerging as a hero for 'twenty seconds,' in his words. Studded with throwaway gags and goofy repartee between Al and Keith, this will appeal to boys who like their fiction with a silly streak. Al gets a shot at another 20 seconds of fame in Killer Lunch Lady, due out this month too. Ages 10-14. (June)' Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)