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Oct 14, 2014 | ISBN 9780307929709 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Sep 10, 2013 | ISBN 9780375986680 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Oct 14, 2014 | ISBN 9780307929709 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Sep 10, 2013 | ISBN 9780375986680 | Middle Grade (8-12)
“Melonhead and his friends inhabit a world . . . where inventiveness and camaraderie reign supreme.” —Kirkus Reviews For fans of Judy Blume’s Fudge titles as well as Carl Hiaasen’s Hoot. Anybody who is eleven needs an allowance! My parents don’t agree. Neither do my friend Sam’s parents. You would think they would because due to a snafu, Sam and I have to raise some money. So we started the We-Fix-It Company and requests started pouring in. Pruning (the gardening kind, not the gross-food kind), birdhouse making, shoe fixing, food delivering—we were hired! Then we received the request that changed everything…
“Melonhead and his friends inhabit a world . . . where inventiveness and camaraderie reign supreme.” —Kirkus Reviews For fans of Judy Blume’s Fudge titles as well as Carl Hiaasen’s Hoot.Money. That’s what Melonhead and his best friend, Sam, need. Due to a “situation,” the boys have to pay for something they accidentally ruined. Neither of them receives an allowance, so they create the We-Fix-It Company. When jobs start pouring in, the boys feel like they have all the answers. But they soon run into a problem too big for just the two of them to handle. Luckily, their friends offer to help. With teamwork and the courage to dream big, the kids surprise even themselves and deliver amazing results.
What made you want to write?I come from a family of storytellers. My parents are both writers. Our dinner table has always been where the events of the day are reported with great hilarity or drama, sometimes both at once…. More about Katy Kelly
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