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Fred & Anthony Escape from the Netherworld

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Absolutely hilarious! I laughed out loud. Fred and Anthony are delightfully demented, pals and Primavera whips up a story in a way that only an experienced master of the craft can. It's zany and clever and is spot on for the young and silly set. I think this series is destined to be a classic. Bravo, Elise!

This book and its sequel, Fred & Anthony Meet the Demented Super-Degerm-O Zombie, are enchanting and ingenious - the best chapter books I've seen.

I have to admit I was a little concern about my almost 7yo son reading this book, so we read it together... there is nothing bad in this book, no bad words, no bad behiavor and its very funny.. better than captain underpants books. Certainly is not a serious/deep reading book but for fun is more than OK. I prefer Franny K. Stein series but this is good too..

This is a Ok book. I didn't find it very funny but I think some young boys will. That is why I bought the book. I prefer Captain Underpants and some of the other books in this genre.

Arevamirp, Esile with Elise Primavera, Escape from the Netherworld (Fred & Anthony), Hyperion Books for Children, 2007.

A mixture of text and pictures tells the story of two ten-year-old boys named Fred and Anthony. Each one is introduced in a one- page chapter. Both love "goofing off and watching horror movies." Fred's favorite word is barfbreath, and Anthony prefers doggie-doo. Fred loves to eat Pez and Anthony loves to eat chex mix. They hang out together: and here the pictures show them watching TV and eating their favorite foods. Neither of them likes to work so they often pay younger siblings or acquaintances to do their work for them. One day they are assigned a "horrible, hideous history project" to build "a replica of the Alamo out of popsicle sticks" but they have no money so they brainstorm ideas to earn some: first they decide to write a book but can't advance beyond a title, then they decide to help old people by "making them coffee or bringing them their slippers, or fluffing up their pillows" but no one wants their help since their disruptive behavior is already widely known. Instead, they end up entering the "House of the Gooey Death and here the graphics take off with the boys meeting ghosts and Dr. Frankenstein: balloon bubbles surround their dialogue. Fortunately, Esile Arevamirp who is a ghostwriter has chronicled this first zany adventure and on the back cover, a ghost says, "Never Fear - The Boys will survive their fall to write the next book in the series: Fred and Anthony Meet the Demented Super-Degerm-O Zombie. This book is a wild humorous story in the style of the Captain Underpants series that will attract the same or possibly an even younger audience.