Attack of the giant octopus

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Book

Title:

Attack of the giant octopus

Author:

Greenburg, Dan.

ISBN:

9780152060411

9781599615370

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

148 pages : illustrations

Series title(s):

Secrets of Dripping Fang ;

Number in series:

BK. 6.

Summary:

When the babies who are being fed on human snot mutate into half-human brats, Hedy Mandible uses her hypnotic control over Cheyenne to force her to teach them proper behavior, while the Jackal initiates another elaborate scheme to assassinate Wally.

Reading Level:

"Ages 8 to 12"--Page 4 of cover

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 3.0 112319.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.5 6 Quiz: 40619 Guided reading level: S.

Accelerated Reader 5.0.

Subject(s):

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Twins -- Juvenile fiction.

Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.

Swamps -- Juvenile fiction.

Ants -- Juvenile fiction.

Vampires -- Juvenile fiction.

Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Juvenile fiction.

Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Juvenile fiction.

Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Fiction.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J Fic Greenburg, D. 2007	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Dallas Public Library	+ FICTION - GREENBURG	Searching... Unknown
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Greenburg, D.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Newberg Public Library	J FICTION GREENBURG	Searching... Unknown

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After Wally's brush with death by insulin shock (a lesser-known means of assassination, for sure), he and Cheyenne are more determined than ever to stop the Ont Queen and her millions of minions from enslaving the human race and ending life on Earth as we know it. But how can two orphans overthrow an entire army of freakishly massive ants? And further, how do we know that the Ont Queen won't resort to even more creepy and unusual methods to try to exterminate Wally once and for all?

Well, these two scrawny kids have managed to survive this long, haven't they? They might just make it through one more book.

Author Notes

Author Dan Greenburg was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1936. He received a B.A. from the University of Illinois and a M.A. from UCLA. He writes for both children and adults. His children's series include Zack Files, Secrets of Dripping Fang, and Maximum Boy. His best-selling adult titles include How to Be a Jewish Mother, Scoring, Love Kills, and How to Avoid Love and Marriage. He is also a humorist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. He currently lives in Westchester County, New York.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin return for more adventures as they try to block the Ont (giant ant) Queen's invasion. The twins, their vampire father, and their allies are threatened by assassins, child-eating ghouls, and killer octopuses, but Greenburg's exaggerated action and often-disgusting humor soften the dangerous encounters. Fans will enjoy these, though the gross-out factor is frequently intense. [Review covers these titles: Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Eight, Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Seven, and Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Six.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

1 I'd Like an Appointment with the Giant Octopus, Please

2 Mutants Do Seem to Lack the Common Courtesies

3 Two Calls from a Concerned Citizen

4 Wally Is in Over His Head

5 Can the Dead Become Truly Responsible Parents?

6 Meet the Mutants

7 Cheyenne, Cheyenne, Where Have You Been? I've Been to the Ont Cave to Visit the Queen

8 We Here at DFFCDS Do Not Tolerate the Intolerant

9 School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Ghoul Days

10 What Has Three Hearts, Blue Blood, and Is Red All Over?

11 Most Orthodontists Tend Not to Have Such a Pronounced Overbite

12 Mastering the Subtle Art of Job Interviews

13 No, I Don't Want to See Any of Your Stupid Babies

14 Come On, Give a Bug a Hug

15 Let's Make Cheyenne Do Something Gross and Disgusting

16 Never Go Home with Escorts Whose Faces Are Wrapped in Big Black Bandages

17 All in Favor of Tearing Him to Pieces, Raise Your Claws

18 Never Meet a Kidnapper in an Aquarium at Midnight

19 Okay, the Good News Is It's Not a Giant Snake

20 Take These Arms, I Want to LoseThem--Well, One of Them

21 You Really Do Not Want to Annoy a Vampire

22 You Can't Say We Didn't Warn You About Annoying a Vampire

23 Our Larger Lockers Are Really Quite Comfy

24 All Right Then, How Would You Define Employed?

25 Vampire Dad Can't Go On Like This

26 You Can Go Home Again, But They're Still Serving Gruel with Boogers

27 Why, Grandma, What a Big Babushka You Have

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