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The three Cheeseman children, their father, and their psychic dog are all on the run. From whom? Well the government, naturally, but not the CIA. But also corporate agents #5, #29,#88, and # 207, plus two international superspies -- one of whom happens to be a chimpanzee. They all want Dr.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ethan Cheeseman: A mad scientist.
- Saffron/ Maggie: A courageous, brainy girl, who is witty in every way. She changes her name just like any member of the family, so they can not be tracked down.
- Gerard: Gerard is really funny and creative because he has his sock puppet named Steve and he likes collecting presidential dirt clods he is also obsessed with gum.
- Maggie: 11 yrs old helpful sophisticated
- Jough: sophisticated funny kind helpful wants to be like his dad
- Jibby: funny creative has a swiss army knife hand.
- Pavel Dushenko: funny wants to talk like an American
- Elliot: Add a description of this character.
- Steve: Gerards funny squeaky voiced sock puppet that makes funny comments
- Aitch Dee: A toop secret goverment agent
- Dr. Fiverson
- Olivia: Mr. Cheesman's lovely wife that died
- Leon: Pavel's savior monkey
- Jake: the sword swallower for Jibby's traveling circus
- Barton: Jough's other name
- Clancy: A cowboy poet that thinks he's really bad
- Tommy: I don't remember him
- Sammy: part of the Circus. Has a bad back.
- Aristotle: the fortune teller for Jibby's traveling circus
- Danny: I don't remember him
- Juanita: The beautiful cook for Jibby's traveling circus
- Mrs. Frampton: I don't remember her
- Aurora: don't remember her either
- Codgill: Didn't get to him
- El Kyoo: Top secret goverment agent that's really funny
- Grrrr: I didn't read the whole entire book so I don't know who Grrr is
- Kisa: Her either
- Buck Weston: Clancy's new name
- Pinky: The Cheesman's psychic, hairless dog that savews them many times.
Quotes edit
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“The pen is mightier than the sword, though both can ruin a good shirt.”
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“The hot afternoon sun seemed to melt the horizon like a gooey grilled cheese sandwich....”
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“... fell madly in love, and the rest is history... Not all of it, anyway. Quite a bit of it is, in fact, biology....”
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“Parrots repeat what they hear... and they have a brain the size of a walnut.”
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A wise man once said, “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it,” and that would be a terrible thing because, as a wise man once said, “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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Perhaps the greatest of these inventors was Thomas Alva Edison, who invented, among other things, the name Alva. To give you an idea as to the genius of Edison you should know that at the time of his death he held over twelve hundred patents, which was a lot of weight for a person his age to be holding and is most likely what killed him.
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Early on, these people were called witches and were promptly set on fire. Later, they would be known as scientists.
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Eat doughnuts. Serves one.
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So, be it a new hat, a box of matches, or a giant wooden horse full of bloodthirsty Trojans, the thing you should remember above all else when giving someone a gift is to make certain that you are not giving him something that might provide nosy government agents with information as to your whereabouts.
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Soon, Mr. Bell’s phone was ringing off the hook with orders for this fabulous new invention, which provides us with the ability to pass on information in the blink of an eye. And, as Mr. Cheeseman would soon find out, this speedy delivery of information can also be a terrible, terrible drawback.
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“The pen is mightier than the sword, though both can ruin a good shirt.'
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Setting & Locations edit
- gas station: old gas station
- home: home
- Chihuahua
- Utah
- Canyon Road
First Sentence edit
If I could give you all just one word of advice, it would be... well, an incomplete sentence.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: 2010 Best Children's Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cuthbert Soup (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: December 22, 2009
ISBN: 978-1599904351
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: December 22, 2009
ISBN: 978-1599904351
Page Count: 272
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