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Jim Benton (Author, Illustrator)
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Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, but she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people voted for her, they were giving her all the control she wanted. But Franny's platform doesn't have the same appeal as her competitors who are offering new playground equipment, so she finds another platform...The Frandidate. Made of DNA samples from a dog, a chameleon and a parrot, along with a scrap of carpet (so she'll know where people stand), Franny creates the perfect candidate who says and does exactly what people want to hear! But soon her suit starts making promises she knows she won't be able to keep and Franny realizes she might have gone too far. The Frandidate will give you everything you want, science, humor and some old fashioned politics!

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Franny K. Stein is not your average girl - she's a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake. The kids in Franny's class think she's weird, wacky, and just plain creepy. Let your readers decide for themselves when they read these fabulously funny stories.

Spotlight is a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 2-5. Each Spotlight edition is printed on high-quality paper. We use the original publisher's files to adjust the book's layout so no artwork or text is near the gutter for our reinforced library bindings specifically printed for the library market. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

About the Author

Jim Benton is a writer and cartoonist whose unique brand of humor

has been seen on toys, television, T-shirts, greeting cards, and even

underwear. Franny K. Stein is the first character he's created especially

for young children. A husband and father of two, he lives in Michigan,

where he works in a studio that really and truly does have creepy stuff

in it. Visit him at www.frannykstein.com.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (September 8, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416902341
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416902348
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fun, September 12, 2008
Like the other six books in the Franny K. Stein library, The Frandidate is another marvelous invention born from the mind of Jim Benton. We never grow tired of Franny's crazy antics and creations in my household, which is especially impressive when you consider that I have two sons, and well, Franny is a girl. I guess mad science is truly a topic enthralling to both genders. In this seventh book, Franny decides to run for class president. Typical for a mad scientist, Franny's thoughts on how to improve the classroom are slightly extreme. Franny's ideas for exploding chalk for a wrong answer written on the chalkboard or robots who force you to eat a healthy lunch don't go over well with her classmates. The other candidates' speeches about new playground equipment or less homework win greater support with the students. Franny realizes that she is going to have to please all of the students in her class and sets out to invent a suit that will allow her to become whatever another person wants her to be. If a classmate loves bunnies, wearing the suit, Franny becomes a bunny. If a student loves basketball, then Franny can become their favorite basketball player. It's all very simple for a mad scientist, and Franny wins the class election by a landslide. Soon the power has gone to her head, though, and Franny decides that she can just as easily become the President of the United States. It takes a quick thinking lab assistant and a truth seeking mom, to save Franny and the rest of the world from a little mad science gone wrong. Lucky for Franny that the members of her cabinet are so well chosen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to Read, January 6, 2012
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Finding books that my daughter wants to read is not easy and she really likes the Franny K Stein series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The whole series is Awesome!, November 20, 2011
This review is from: The Frandidate (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist) (Paperback)
My kids said: Love the whole series ! Highy recommended. Can not wait until the next one :o)

My youngest was 7 when they found their first Franny K Stein book. We now have the whole series.
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