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Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut!

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The whole family read this book and couldn't get enough of Iggy's adventures! My daughter 9, my son 13 and I (over 25) loved it! It is a fast read with every chapter leaving us wanting to read just one more before bedtime. The writing is beautifully detailed and funny for my 13 yr. old to enjoy, yet easy to read for my younger one. The illustrations are fantastic, too! Great for a read out loud family book!

Our sons are 11, 11, and 8. They appreciated the mix of action and authentic stream of conscious bits. Each chapter left us all hanging just enough. There were unexpected and dimensional, young female characters and references to the performing arts. The monsters are just scary enough. We all appreciated the imaginative mix of visual descriptions too! Great read for an independent reader that may like the narrative style of the "Lightning Thief". Also fun for a bedtime family read-aloud.

I had been trying to get my eight year old son to challenge himself with a larger book and we checked several out from the library. He flipped through many of them and didn't seem that captivated--until Frequenaut. It was a joy to see him read the book, hear him laugh out loud, and rush to share Iggy's adventures.

My son says, "I liked it a whole lot and I wished I was there in the book because it was a really amazing thing and I wish it was real life and I was Iggy. Iggy got to stand up and talk to the citizens of Lesterville. Doing that would make me feel really brave. Iggy didn't know how to be brave before he met Karen but when he stood up for himself it helped him a lot. I think it would help other kids learn to be brave, too. You should really read it. It's funny and sometimes scary, but sometimes the scary parts are kind of funny."

Bought for the 10 year old and ended up reading it end to end myself (43). Great stories and adventures.

Ignatius MacFarland is fed up with Earth. He doesn't fit in at school, in town, or even in his home. He really likes UFOs, mostly the idea that maybe someday aliens from another planet will come and take him away from this place where he is bullied and unappreciated. Iggy decides to build a rocket ship of his own to go find the aliens that clearly haven't come for him yet. But there is an accident during the test launch, and Iggy gets trapped in the rocket when the fuel ignites. There's a massive explosion, and the next thing he knows, he is in a world that almost looks like our own, but is far from it. And everything is named after some guy named Arthur - some guy who turns out to be an evil dictator. And Iggy recognizes him - he used to be a teacher at his school. Iggy's adventures in this alternate frequency are hilarious and action-packed. While sometimes Feig tries a little too hard with the jokes in the narrative, this is the sort of stuff that a 5th grade boy will eat right up. The creatures Iggy meets are both fascinating and charming, and his cohort Karen turns out to be a real kick in the pants. Ignatius is definitely one to watch.

A thoroughly enjoyable and funny read for all. Even my 12 year old non-reader loved it. We are both looking forward to Paul Feig's next book.

Both my kids loved this book which is full of adventure, humor and hope for inquisitive underdogs everywhere.