The Contagious Colors of Mumpley Middle School by Fowler DeWitt (English) Hardco

Description: The Contagious Colors of Mumpley Middle School by Fowler DeWitt, Rodolfo Montalvo Synopsis coming soon....... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Something strange is happening to the sixth grade—and its up to student scientist Wilmer Dooley to crack the case in this fast-paced novel full of humor and mystery.If theres one important thing Wilmer Dooleys dad always says, its this: "Where are my car keys?" Okay, maybe not that. He also says: "Observe!" Wilmer has always known that the greatest science comes from the keenest observations. So when he observes his classmates looking a little green…and orange...and chartreuse-fuchsia polka-dotted...he knows that its up to him to find the cause of this mysterious illness—and the cure. But with his arch nemesis, Claudius Dill, hot on his heels; the eagle-eyed biology teacher, Mrs. Padgett, determined to thwart his plans; and a host of fluorescent classmates bouncing off the walls at increasingly dangerous speeds, can Wilmer prove he has what it takes to save the sixth grade from a colorful demise before its too late? Author Biography Fowler DeWitt has been called "The Worlds Greatest Living Author" by three of his aunts. His worldwide fame spread early when, as a child, he discovered the rare radioactive mineral now known as Fowlerite. Although his accomplishments are too many to mention in a single paragraph, DeWitt also owns the worlds largest collection of mustaches. He currently lives by himself but refuses to divulge where due to his crippling phobia of hats. You can learn more about DeWitt on his Facebook page. Biographers note: Some claim Fowler DeWitt is the same person as childrens author Allan Woodrow, since they have never been spotted in the same room together. But if they were the same person theyd always be in the same room together. As such, these claims cannot be substantiated. You can make your own conclusions by visiting Woodrow and DeWitts shared website: AllanWoodrow.com.Rodolfo Montalvo started drawing so early in life that he doesnt even remember when he first started doing it. No matter where he was or what he did growing up, drawing was always a part of him. Today, he feels very fortunate to be able to work as an illustrator and hopes to keep drawing and writing into old age alongside his wife, René, who is also an artist. Montalvo lives in Long Beach, California, and you can visit him online at RodolfoMontalvo.com. Review "Wilmer Dooley is a budding scientist, and he has a serious crush on fellow sixth-grader Roxie McGhee. So when a virus breaks out at school, and Roxie falls ill, Wilmer dedicates himself to finding the cure, which could also win him the sixth-grade science medal. The virus turns people vibrant colors and gives them excessive energy, just one of the offbeat touches in this exuberant novel from DeWitt (a pseudonym for author Allan Woodrow), which mixes Wilmers scientific journal entries into a lively third-person narrative. The gross factor is high, with vivid descriptions of the vomit and mucus Wilmer collects as samples for his investigation. Adults are generally useless and bumbling, leaving the real work to the kids. Wilmers nemesis, Claudius, plots against him, as does evil science teacher Valveeta Padgett, but the good guys have science on their side as they fight for the cure and the medal. Filled with entertaining twists and nutty characters, DeWitts story celebrates friendship and perseverance." * Publishers Weekly, September 2013 *"THE CONTAGIOUS COLORS OF MUMPLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL by Fowler DeWitt is funny, educational and fast-paced, holding interest for the reader throughout the entire book. The actual historical and scientific facts added to the humorous content are an important facet of the book—it brings every character and the story line to life. Family values are integrated into the story as well as the friendships and hardships associated with being a middle school student. DeWitts descriptive words and phrases are fabulous. Wilmers journal entries are such an asset to the contents of the story. It gives you the firsthand thoughts of an intelligent, observant and thoughtful sixth grader." * KidsReads.com, September 16, 2013 *"A fun, fast-paced story that should appeal to a wide range of both reluctant and avid middle grade readers." * Library Media Connection, January/February 2014 *"Wilmer Dooley wants to be a scientist when he grows up.... He approaches life using observations and hypotheses to figure out everything from how to get his crush, Roxie, to notice him to solving the mysterious epidemic that is plaguing the students of Mumpley Middle School. The epidemic begins with a cold, but soon turns the students pink, purple, green, polka dot, plaid, etc., all while giving them boundless energy. The number of infected keeps increasing, and Wilmer believes that by finding the cause and cure, he will not only help his fellow students but also win the coveted medal. Unfortunately, Claudius Dill, his nemesis, has the same idea. However, the attempts by science teacher Mrs. Padgett to thwart him and Claudiuss tricks are no match for Wilmers determination. Ultimately the two boys find that they must work together to find the cure before its too late. Wilmer is a likable protagonist who approaches life with caution but isnt afraid to dive in and get his hands dirty when necessary. Quirky and humorous, this book will find an appreciative audience. The over-the-top digs at our junk-food culture and the silly character names add to the enjoyment." * School Library Journal, November 2013 * Review Quote "Wilmer Dooley wants to be a scientist when he grows up.... He approaches life using observations and hypotheses to figure out everything from how to get his crush, Roxie, to notice him to solving the mysterious epidemic that is plaguing the students of Mumpley Middle School. The epidemic begins with a cold, but soon turns the students pink, purple, green, polka dot, plaid, etc., all while giving them boundless energy. The number of infected keeps increasing, and Wilmer believes that by finding the cause and cure, he will not only help his fellow students but also win the coveted medal. Unfortunately, Claudius Dill, his nemesis, has the same idea. However, the attempts by science teacher Mrs. Padgett to thwart him and Claudiuss tricks are no match for Wilmers determination. Ultimately the two boys find that they must work together to find the cure before its too late. Wilmer is a likable protagonist who approaches life with caution but isnt afraid to dive in and get his hands dirty when necessary. Quirky and humorous, this book will find an appreciative audience. The over-the-top digs at our junk-food culture and the silly character names add to the enjoyment." Excerpt from Book The Contagious Colors of Mumpley Middle School WEDNESDAY Day 2 Dear Journal, Black widow spiders are horrible creatures. Not only do they have a deadly, venomous bite, but the females eat their mates. The girl spider spins the guy tightly in her webbing so he cant move. And then she chews him up. Thats where the name black widow comes from. A widow is a lady whose husband is dead. Or in this case, swallowed whole. Im glad Im not a spider. Still, who knows what sixth-grade girls are capable of doing to us guys? After all, Ive never had any sort of romantic pursuit before. This is unproven scientific ground for me. But Ill take my chances with Roxie. She doesnt seem like the guy-eating sort. Which means Ill continue my trial-and-error approach, for now at least. Unfortunately, that approach has been all error so far. Scientific note: When swiping flowers from the school flower bed, check closely for bees. But when you run into a dead end, its best to reexamine the facts. Sometimes a quick summary helps form a sound, scientific conclusion. What do we know about the test subject? * Roxie McGhee is the most fantastically glorious girl in the sixth grade. * She is the star reporter of the school paper, MUMPLEY MUSINGS. And her school-broadcast radio show is heavenly. * She smells like rosebuds blooming on a dewy morning. (Really. My examinations of dewy rosebuds show an 86.3 percent similarity with Roxies aroma, based on a sample of hair I plucked last week. Or maybe the rosebud scent came from her shampoo. I will need to test further.) Ill need a new plan to get her to notice me. They say you cant bake a cake without breaking a few eggs! That is, unless you heat the eggshells to 825 degrees Celsius and melt them, like Moms ill-fated scrambled eggshell omelet disaster last month. But it wouldnt be science if you didnt have a few unexpected pitfalls along the way, whether from love or from egg yolks burning through the stove top. Thats why we have fire extinguishers. Signing off, Wilmer Dooley I. Wilmer closed his journal and stared one row up and three seats over. Thats where Roxie McGhee sat, sandwiched between her best friends, Vonda Binkowski and Claire Huddleston. Like Roxie, Vonda and Claire had long, flowing blond hair and gleaming white teeth. They usually wore matching skirts and long socks. But Claire and Vonda werent Roxie. Their cheeks didnt form small dimples when they smiled. Their blue eyes (Wilmer preferred to think of them as low-melanin-pigmented eyes) didnt glitter when they laughed. Wilmer imagined swapping seats with Vonda or Claire. He would lean over to Roxie and say something witty. She would say she loved flowers and not to worry about the bee sting on her arm. But Wilmer hadnt the nerve. So he stayed where he sat, butt firmly planted behind his desk in the corner of the last row. The last row was the best place for observation. Back there he could watch everyone in class, away from prying eyes. Science was all about observation, and Wilmer prided himself on his scientific talents. He was the best student scientist in all of Mumpley Middle School. Despite what Claudius Dill believed. "We will be doing our final project of the year on medieval diseases," said Mr. Have, the history teacher. He was a short man with a long beard, which he liked to stroke as he talked. "In medieval times all sorts of horrible diseases spread unchecked, like leprosy and scurvy. But the most dreaded of all diseases was the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death. The bubonic plague wiped out somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the entire population of Europe. Were talking hundreds of millions of people. Imagine if a disease like that struck us today!" Wilmer sat in his seat, half listening to the teacher. Roxie brushed back her hair and smiled, a smile so bright and warm that Wilmer supposed it could generate enough electricity to light up half the town of Mumpley. Roxie glanced sideways and spied Wilmer staring at her. Embarrassed, Wilmer quickly looked down at his feet. Did Roxie blush? Her face turned pink, a very bright pink--more like an abnormally vibrant fuchsia, to be exact. But Wilmer wasnt sure, and he didnt dare look up, in case she caught him spying. Again. He continued to stare at his feet. His shoe was untied. Which meant a 14 percent chance of him tripping, unless he tied it before class was over. Roxies blushing had likely been his imagination, anyway. Maybe she was just queasy. That made sense. Wilmer wasnt the type to make girls blush. But queasiness? Possibly. After all, Wilmer wasnt dashing like Zane Bradley, who sat two rows up and four seats over, just a desk away from Roxie and her friends. If only Wilmer were tall and handsome and the star dodge-ball player like Zane. Wilmers ears stuck out a bit too much, his hair was just a little too mop-like, and his front teeth were just slightly too far apart. Not that he was a total reject--Wilmer knew it was scientifically probable that he had many strengths that girls found irresistible. He just couldnt think what they might be. Wilmer spent the rest of the period staring at his untied shoelaces. II. Wilmers luck changed at lunchtime. Roxie and her friends sat at the same lunch table as Wilmer and his best friend, Ernie Rinehart. Wilmer and Ernie had sat with the girls yesterday, too. Two days in a row! Wilmers stomach did backflips and spins as he wondered what he should say. Or maybe it was best to keep quiet. Girls liked the strong and silent type. Wilmer felt he could manage the silent part. Ernie noisily gulped milk from a carton. Unlike Wilmer, he was neither smallish nor hair-moppish, although his black hair did have the nasty habit of standing up to attention, as if it were saluting a flag. "Are you going to eat it or play with it?" asked Ernie, pointing to Wilmers creamed spinach. Wilmer picked up spinach with his fork and then dumped it back onto his plate. "I guess Im not that hungry," he said. "Want some?" Ernie shook his head. "No way." He lowered his milk and bit into his SugarBUZZZZ! chocolate cupcake dessert, its green frosting glowing like colored lightbulbs. Bits of glistening crumbs lingered on Ernies fingers. "Now thats delicious!" SugarBUZZZZ!--the wondrous kids snack line that came in twelve fluorescently colored flavors--had been Wilmers fathers greatest invention. Or at least his most successful. But while Wilmer shared his fathers love for science, he didnt share his schoolmates infatuation with sugary treats. Besides, spinach was a superfood, packed with folate and manganese--nutrients that improved brain function. A scientist always needs to be clearheaded. Science might be demanded at a moments notice. "Youre probably the only kid in the world who eats spinach for lunch," said Ernie, licking his glowing fingers. Finished with his cupcake, he picked up his peanut butter sandwich. Ernie always ate dessert before he ate his sandwich. "I like spinach. Its a nutritious treat," said Wilmer. "Besides, a careful analysis of your peanut butter sandwich will likely find Rattus rattus follicles, as well as fragments of Periplaneta americana." "Speak English, please," said Ernie. "Sorry. Rat hairs and cockroach parts. Peanut butter is loaded with them." "I like rat hairs. Thats the best part," said Ernie. He bit into his sandwich. "Yum!" "Thats just gross," said Roxie. Her voice reminded Wilmer of a songbird floating along on a meadow breeze, or at least of how he imagined a songbird might sound if it floated on a breeze blowing in a meadow. "I just ate a peanut butter sandwich." Wilmer took a deep breath, determined to impress Roxie with his expert food knowledge. "The federal government allows up to one rat hair per one hundred grams of peanut butter. So, statistically speaking, you may have had only one or two rat hairs in your sandwich. And peanut butter isnt as bad as pizza sauce. The government allows fly eggs in pizza sauce. And insects in chocolate. And trust me, you dont want to know whats in hot dogs." "I had hot dogs last night for dinner," said Vonda, frowning. "I had pizza. And some chocolate," said Roxie, holding her stomach. "Oh. Well. Um. Fly eggs have a lot of vitamins, I think," said Wilmer, squirming. He imagined his face growing as pink as Roxies was turning. "You guys are disgusting," said Vonda. Ernie peeled open his sandwich and peered inside. "I think I see six rat hairs, four cockroach legs, and half a beetle." He closed it and held it out to Claire. "Want a bite?" "Get that away from me!" she screamed. Claire was quite good at screaming. Ernie just laughed. Wilmer knew Ernie secretly liked Claire almost as much as Wilmer secretly liked Roxie. "Im eating bologna," said Vonda, taking a confident chomp of her sandwich. "Nothing wrong with this." "Actually, most bologna has pig hea Details ISBN1442478292 Author Rodolfo Montalvo Short Title CONTAGIOUS COLORS OF MUMPLEY M Language English Illustrator Rodolfo Montalvo ISBN-10 1442478292 ISBN-13 9781442478299 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY FIC Audience Age 7-10 Year 2013 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date 2013-09-03 NZ Release Date 2013-09-03 US Release Date 2013-09-03 UK Release Date 2013-09-03 AU Release Date 2013-08-31 Pages 272 Publisher Simon & Schuster Alternative 9781442478305 Illustrations f-c jkt (spcl fx: emboss)+15 grayscale int. ill.; digital Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137981394;

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