Synopses & Reviews
From award-winning actor-writer-producer-director Bob Balaban comes a hilarious new series, perfect for fans of
Diary of a Wimpy KidIf popularity were a score between one and ten, Charlie Drinkwater would be a zero. He's nerdy and unathletic, and to top it all off, he's suddenly morphed into a giant mutant sea creature sometime between first-period science class and third-period English.
Now Charlie's two best friends are treating him like a science project, there's a petition to get him kicked out of school, the cool kids are recruiting him for their clique, and for some reason his parents are acting like everything is perfectly normal. What's a slimy, scaly, seventh-grade creature to do?
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“Bob Balaban does it all (really he does). He directs, acts and writes funny (really he does). In my opinion, this book is a monsterpiece." Henry Winkler
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“A very funny and insightful exploration of what it means to be the REAL you.” Julianne Moore
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"A fun book for the inner reptile in all of us." **PLEASE NOTE: We are allowed to use this blurb ONLY on the book jacket itself. To use in any other promotion (ads, bookmarks, etc.), please contact the editor so that we can request legal permission from Robin Williams' lawyer.**
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"With occasional comic drawings and lots of humor regarding life as a dinosaur among humans (such as the scale of reptile farts), this romp is a balm for anyone who’s ever felt awkward in their own scales err, skin. . . . A wacky story of loyalty and self-discovery." Kirkus Reviews
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"Bob Balaban knows this world so well, you might think this actually happened to him. Read it and you'll see!" Whoopi Goldberg
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"An endearingly quirky story about embracing oneself." Publishers Weekly
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"The amiable drollery of The Creature From the Seventh Grade carries it a long way." The New York Times
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"The amiable drollery carries it a long way..."—New York Times Book Review
“An endearingly quirky story about embracing oneself.”—Publishers Weekly
“This romp is a balm for anyone who’s ever felt awkward in their own scales err, skin….A wacky story of loyalty and self-discovery.”—Kirkus Reviews
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"A funny, contemporary allegory about learning to like yourself, scales and all." School Library Journal
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"Balaban (better known as a longtime stage and screen actor) excels in creating a voice that's absolutely spot-on for a tween boy." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Synopsis
From award-winning actor-writer-producer-director Bob Balaban comes a hilarious new series, perfect for fans of
Diary of a Wimpy KidIf popularity were a score between one and ten, Charlie Drinkwater would be a zero. He's nerdy and unathletic, and to top it all off, he's suddenly morphed into a giant mutant sea creature sometime between first-period science class and third-period English.
Now Charlie's two best friends are treating him like a science project, there's a petition to get him kicked out of school, the cool kids are recruiting him for their clique, and for some reason his parents are acting like everything is perfectly normal. What's a slimy, scaly, seventh-grade creature to do?
About the Author
Bob Balaban is the author of the McGrowl series and the Creature from the Seventh Grade series. He has appeared in nearly one hundred movies, including Midnight Cowboy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Waiting for Guffman, and Moonrise Kingdom. He has been nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, four Emmys, a Producers Guild Award, two Directors Guild Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, one of which he won for his appearance in Gosford Park, a film he also produced. A Chicago native, Bob now lives in Bridgehampton, NY. Bob Balaban is the author of the McGrowl series and the Creature from the Seventh Grade series. He has appeared in nearly one hundred movies, including Midnight Cowboy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Waiting for Guffman, and Moonrise Kingdom. He has been nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, four Emmys, a Producers Guild Award, two Directors Guild Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, one of which he won for his appearance in Gosford Park, a film he also produced. A Chicago native, Bob now lives in Bridgehampton, NY.