Lab Coat Girl: My Triple Decker Hero - Book #3 (L.A.F.) [Paperback]

Margie Palatini (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: L.A.F.

Sarah and Zoey think that Ben and Trudie are in love - and if Sarah and Zoey think they're in love, the whole school does. Ugh. Ben and Trudie swear to stop their food experimenting forever - from now on, there will be no more Ben plus Trudie. But the big soccer game is coming up, and Ben realizes that there's one thing he wants more than his single image. He wants to beat Meadowview - and he'll do anything to convince Trudie to help him.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-Fifth-graders Trudie Marks (aka Lab Coat Girl) and Ben Bonekowski are back in another adventure. In past books, Trudie discovered that Ben has the ability to become what he eats. This time she is hoping that when he drinks a 7UP float, he will become airborne. The experiment works all too well, but then two of their friends arrive on the scene before Ben can dilute his floating abilities. Their attempt to keep the experiment a secret is misconstrued as a romance, and they endure much teasing. Ben tries some experimenting on his own with disastrous results, such as when he eats seven miniature candy bars and became a "mini-me." At one point he is nude and forced to wear toilet tissue, then doll clothes. This is a lightweight story with soccer games, pseudoscience experiments, and ridiculous situations that will appeal to young readers' funny bones. There is sustained suspense and humor, though the characters themselves are fairly two-dimensional. If the budget is tight, stick to Seymour Simon's "Einstein Anderson Science Detective" series (Morrow) or Marthe Jocelyn's The Invisible Harry (Dutton, 1998).-Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (November 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786813482
• ISBN-13: 978-0786813483
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,160,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wow. My very first picture book -- PIGGIE PIE!, is celebrating
it's fifteenth anniversary this year! It tickles me to know that
'Gritch' is still giving giggles.
Visit her and my other characters on my website: www.margiepalatini.com