Fountain of Weird (Eerie, Indiana) (Paperback)

by Sherry Shahan (Author)

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Marshall and Simon find themselves at the Old Fogey's Farm, run by Dr. Beelzebug, who has discovered a way to stop people from aging. But he uses hormones from young people to do it--and he plans for the boys to be his next donors. Online promo.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 119 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380797828
• ISBN-13: 978-0380797820
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #966,869 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite Eerie, January 12, 2006

By	Ms. D. T. Attwell (London UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being a big fan of the Eerie Indiana TV show I naturally wanted to read the books, even though I'm an adult. This book was the second of the Eerie books I have read. The first one, Attack of the Two-Ton Tomatoes by Mike Ford, was really good. Although written simply (as you'd expect from a kids' book) it had lots of small details in it that made it feel exactly like an episode of the show, and made me laugh numerous time throughout.

The copy I have of Fountain of Weird says it is also by Mike Ford on the cover, but inside it says Sherry Shahan! So while reading it I wasn't sure who had actually written it. I knew Mike Ford was a good Eerie writer, but this is obviously not by him. The story isn't bad, but there are details in it just don't make sense. The epilogue especially mentions things but doesn't explain them at all.

It's not a bad book, but it just doesn't feel quite like an episode of Eerie, and there's none of the Eerie humour of that Mike Ford managed to capture. Having said that, when I bought the books this was what I expected, but was very pleasantly surprised by the Mike Ford title. If this had been the first one I had read I doubt I would have bought any more. Try Attack of the Two-Ton Tomatoes if you want a more faithful-to-the-series book.