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  • The Plague

    Jonathan Harlen, Tom Jellett

    Paperback (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Melissa and Will just wanted to go into the pet store and take a quick look at the exotic pets. Without warning, the storeโ€™s sick owner, Mr. Brinkley, bites Will on his arm! Hours later, Will becomes sick too. Do the animals carry a dangerous plague?
  • The Plague

    Jonathan Harlen, Tom Jellett

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Harlen, Jonathan
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  • The Cockroach War

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Dec. 28, 2005)
    This hilarious prequel to Brain Scam offers great insights on insects, science, and technology as well as sibling relationships, conflicts, and cooperation. Toby and his sister Emma declare war against their neighbors, the Cadwalladers, whose noisy actions and all-night parties begin to take a toll on Toby and his family. Toby and Emma join forces with a team of cockroaches and secretly seek revenge on the Cadwalladers. What results is a funny, energetic battle.
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  • Brain Scam

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Dec. 28, 2005)
    In this funny and fast-paced story, a boy named Toby Judge overcomes his fears to fight for what he believes is right. Kreeb's Correct-a-torium is a school for delinquent children housed in an abandoned monastery full of dungeons and underground passageways. Kids will delight in the gross and gruesome details as Toby infiltrates the school and attempts to save its students from the horrible punishments of the evil, child-hating Professor Kreeb.
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  • Circus Berzerkus

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Sept. 1, 2004)
    In the spirit of the imaginative works of Roald Dahl, Andy Griffiths, and Paul Jennings, this inventive work will excite young readers with an offbeat, hilarious take on a world of circuses and ghosts. This spirited tale follows child circus performer Marvin Gumbo as he attempts to save his family's circus from ruin at the hands of Dancing Dan, a charismatic lion tamer. Along the way Marvin befriends an incredible cast of characters, including Chubby Cupcakes, a fat lady who operates her own forklift; the Great Zambini, the circus's strong man who happens to glow in the dark; and Rajah, the ghost of a dead elephant who playfully narrates Marvin's adventures.
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  • Drop Dead, Mad Dog Fred

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 28, 2005)
    With comic detail and wacky characters, this imaginative story tells of a resourceful girl, Sam, and her quest to save the family farm while her eccentric father, Fred, invents peculiar solutions to everyday problems. This lovable tale offers the wild and funny adventures of a madcap, wombat-farming family and their adventures amid crocodorpions, talking dingos, and giant pythons.
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  • Circus Berzerkus

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Dec. 28, 2005)
    In the spirit of the imaginative works of Roald Dahl, Andy Griffiths, and Paul Jennings, this inventive work will excite young readers with an offbeat, hilarious take on a world of circuses and ghosts. This spirited tale follows child circus performer Marvin Gumbo as he attempts to save his family's circus from ruin at the hands of Dancing Dan, a charismatic lion tamer. Along the way Marvin befriends an incredible cast of characters, including Chubby Cupcakes, a fat lady who operates her own forklift; the Great Zambini, the circus's strong man who happens to glow in the dark; and Rajah, the ghost of a dead elephant who playfully narrates Marvin's adventures.
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  • Ziggy and the Plugfish

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 28, 2006)
    When Ziggy and Shayla attempt to rescue their parents from the belly of a giant jellyfish, they embark on a funny and fantastical adventure featuring a slew of creative characters such as Admiral Crushmore, the pilot of a breakdancing mini-submarine. Jam-packed with crazy underwater action, several sticky situations, and lots and lots of jelly, this novel will engage young readers with its irresistible combination of outrageous circumstances and two clever kids.
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  • The Cockroach War

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, May 1, 2004)
    This hilarious prequel to Brain Scam offers great insights on insects, science, and technology as well as sibling relationships, conflicts, and cooperation. Toby and his sister Emma declare war against their neighbors, the Cadwalladers, whose noisy actions and all-night parties begin to take a toll on Toby and his family. Toby and Emma join forces with a team of cockroaches and secretly seek revenge on the Cadwalladers. What results is a funny, energetic battle.
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  • Drop Dead, Mad Dog Fred!

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Feb. 29, 2004)
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  • Brain Scam

    Jonathan Harlen

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, May 1, 2004)
    In this funny and fast-paced story, a boy named Toby Judge overcomes his fears to fight for what he believes is right. Kreeb's Correct-a-torium is a school for delinquent children housed in an abandoned monastery full of dungeons and underground passageways. Kids will delight in the gross and gruesome details as Toby infiltrates the school and attempts to save its students from the horrible punishments of the evil, child-hating Professor Kreeb.
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  • The Plague

    Harlen, Jonathan, Jellett, Tom

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Melissa and Will just wanted to go into the pet store and take a quick look at the exotic pets. Without warning, the stores sick owner, Mr. Brinkley, bites Will on his arm! Hours later, Will becomes sick too. Do the animals carry a dangerous plague?
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