Synopses & Reviews
Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake. The kids in Franny's class think she's weird, wacky, and just plain creepy. andlt;BRandgt; Tired of being stared at, Franny decides to attempt her most dangerous experiment yet -- she's going to andlt;Iandgt;fit in.andlt;/Iandgt; but when a giant Monstrous Fiend attacks the class, everyone knows it's up to a andlt;Iandgt;mad scientistandlt;/Iandgt; to save the day. But has Franny lost her creepy, crawly ways?
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National Enquirer Smart, confident, and totally PUNK!
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andlt;Iandgt;Bulletin of the Center for Children's Booksandlt;/Iandgt; This has the glib, kid-appealing insouciance of Captain Underpants with an intelligence all its own.
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andlt;Iandgt;National Enquirerandlt;/Iandgt; Smart, confident, and totally PUNK!
Synopsis
Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake. The kids in Franny's class think she's weird, wacky, and just plain creepy.
Tired of being stared at, Franny decides to attempt her most dangerous experiment yet -- she's going to "fit in." but when a giant Monstrous Fiend attacks the class, everyone knows it's up to a "mad scientist" to save the day. But has Franny lost her creepy, crawly ways?
About the Author
Jim Benton is a writer and cartoonist whose unique brand of humor has been seen on toys, television, T-shirts, greeting cards, and even underwear. Franny K. Stein is the first character he's created especially for young children. He has since developed the Dear Dumb Diary series for Scholastic and has published a number of books with the Happy Bunny characters, also for Scholastic. A husband and father, he lives in Bloomfield, Michigan, where he works in a studio that truly has creepy stuff in it.