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The Gecko and Sticky: The Power Potion

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Read by Marc Cashman

By Wendelin Van Draanen
Read by Marc Cashman

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Sep 13, 2011 | ISBN 9780440422457 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Gecko and Sticky: The Power Potion

    The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds.


    Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he’s ever seen, and it’s addressed to none other than the dastardly Damien Black! Dave is well award that he should deliver the package, but when he sees the evil-looking potion inside, he knows he can’t. So he comes up with a totally clever ruse to trick the villain and . . . it backfires. Big-time. Soon he’s facing off with six-horned goats, terrifying tarantulas, a java-junkie monkey–and, of course, Damien Black!

    Don’t miss the other Gecko & Sticky Adventures:

    1. The Villain’s Lair,
    2. The Greatest Power,
    3. Sinsister Substitute, and
    4. The Power Potion. 

    About The Gecko and Sticky: The Power Potion

    The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds.


    Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he’s ever seen, and it’s addressed to none other than the dastardly Damien Black! Dave is well award that he should deliver the package, but when he sees the evil-looking potion inside, he knows he can’t. So he comes up with a totally clever ruse to trick the villain and . . . it backfires. Big-time. Soon he’s facing off with six-horned goats, terrifying tarantulas, a java-junkie monkey–and, of course, Damien Black!

    Don’t miss the other Gecko & Sticky Adventures:

    1. The Villain’s Lair,
    2. The Greatest Power,
    3. Sinsister Substitute, and
    4. The Power Potion. 

    About The Gecko and Sticky: The Power Potion

    The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds.


    Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he’s ever seen, and it’s addressed to none other than the dastardly Damien Black! Dave is well award that he should deliver the package, but when he sees the evil-looking potion inside, he knows he can’t. So he comes up with a totally clever ruse to trick the villain and . . . it backfires. Big-time. Soon he’s facing off with six-horned goats, terrifying tarantulas, a java-junkie monkey–and, of course, Damien Black!

    Don’t miss the other Gecko & Sticky Adventures:

    1. The Villain’s Lair,
    2. The Greatest Power,
    3. Sinsister Substitute, and
    4. The Power Potion. 

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    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    About Stephen Gilpin

    Stephen Gilpin has been working as an illustrator and cartoonist since 2000 and has nearly 20 picture books and chapter books under his belt. Gilpin is known for Sneezy the Snowman, Even Firefighters Go to the Potty, Pirate Mom, 100… More about Stephen Gilpin

    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    About Stephen Gilpin

    Stephen Gilpin has been working as an illustrator and cartoonist since 2000 and has nearly 20 picture books and chapter books under his belt. Gilpin is known for Sneezy the Snowman, Even Firefighters Go to the Potty, Pirate Mom, 100… More about Stephen Gilpin

    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 13, 2011 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440422457

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 08, 2010 | 240 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375896224

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $13.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jun 08, 2010 | 199 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739379318
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    Praise

    Praise for the Gecko & Sticky books:

    “A dastardly good read. Written with gleeful wit, rapid-fire pacing and snappy dialogue.” – Kirkus Reviews

    “Fearsome is rarely this much fun. Van Draanen has a super imagination, to which she never applies the brakes. Readers who enjoy loony adventures will love this ride.” – Children’s Literature

    “Consistently entertaining . . . reaching a frenetic level of energy and comedy as the story’s tension builds.” – Booklist

    “Peppered with exaggerated alliteration and the excitable lizard’s Spanish-tinged ‘Stickynese,’ the wisecracking narrative bounds from one slapstick scenario to another.” – Publishers Weekly

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