The paperback edition of the first in a funny, illustrated middle-grade series about two resourceful children who foil kidnappers bent on stealing their brilliant father's ideas.
The paperback edition of the first in a funny, illustrated middle-grade series about two resourceful children who foil kidnappers bent on stealing their brilliant father's ideas.
Suppose there were 12-year-old twins, a boy and girl named John and Abigail Templeton. Let's say John was pragmatic and played the drums, and Abigail was theoretical and solved cryptic crosswords. Now suppose their father was a brilliant, if sometime confused, inventor. And suppose that another set of twins--adults--named Dean D. Dean and Dan D. Dean, kidnapped the Templeton twins and their ridiculous dog in order to get their father to turn over one of his genius (sort of) inventions. Yes, kidnapped. Wouldn't it be fun to read about that? Oh please. It would so. Now in paperback, this is just the first in a series perfect for boys and girls who are smart, clever, and funny (just like the twins), and enjoy reading adventurous stories (who doesn't? ). And now, there's more
Ellis Weiner is a freelance writer who contributes to the New Yorker and is a regular blogger for The Huffington Post. He is the author of several books for adults, including Yiddish with Dick and Jane, which he co-authored with his wife. Jeremy Holmes was born in Landstuhl, Germany, and raised in Auburn, New York. He has a master's degree from Tyler School of Art, and a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Philadelphia University, and is the creative mind behind Mutt Ink, a graphic design studio. His first book, There Was an Old Lady (also published by Chronicle), was awarded BolognaRazzi's Opera Prima award at the 2010 Bologna Book Fair.
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