Nelson Malone Saves Flight 942 [Paperback]

Louise Hawes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2001 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Nelson Malone is a normal sixth grader, but the things that happen to him are out of this world. Ghosts, rock stars, dinosaur eggs and a solo airplane flight highlight these humorous adventures in which a boy's best daydreams come true.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6 A second Nelson Malone adventure similar to Nelson Malone Meets the Man from Mush-Nut (Lodestar, 1986). His current ``trips to the fantastic'' amount to encountering a real ghost on Halloween who scares away the town bully; finding out that a reportedly mean teacher is actually quite nice; and discovering dinosaur eggs at the museum hatching. Nelson is also actually needed to help his favorite rock group perform their song and again needed to save an airplane from crashing when the pilot and crew suffer from food poisoning. Hawes employs comical elements in her description of the adventures; these elements should appeal to readers' sense of humor and enhance their enjoyment of the absurd. Although the individual episodes are not that memorable, children who enjoyed the first book will also enjoy this one. Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, Va.
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About the Author

Louise Hawes has published novels for both middle-grade and young adult readers. She teaches at the nation's first M.F.A. Program in Writing for Children at Vermont College. She devoutly hopes no one can find a moral in her stories!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; illustrated edition edition (February 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595167217
• ISBN-13: 978-0595167210
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,876,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've written more than a baker's dozen books -- novels and short stories for adults, teens, and children. I wake up each morning grateful to be where I am, who I am. How many people get paid to do what they would give almost anything to do?!!