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The Science Club Kids and the Fabulous Phrenosan Wormhole Device

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Hooked on science or math? Yes or no this book will grab your interest and pull you through a wormhole into a captivating world of Greek gods,time travel,and galactic castrophes. You'll meet a group of delightful kids who have been scooped up by Zeus and Apollo, ancient Greek gods, to save a planet halfway across the galaxy from colliding with a meteor.

Written with wit and humor the authors have successfully blended mathematical concepts,space and time travel theories,and mythology into a well-written and entertaining novel. The mathematical concepts are presented clearly, at times using diagrams,making understanding a cinch. Where a word might be new to a reader a definition is deftly and clearly incorporated into the story. Issues that confront kids today are not ignored either. Bullying and physical differences area ddressed along with just being a kid

This novel held my attention for the full length and I'm over fifty. The Science Club Kids and the Fabulous Phrenosan Wormhole Device is not just for kids! I for one am looking forward to Book # 2.

This wonderfully inventive novel by writing team Bryon Hansen and Dennis Meier has the potential for a great kid's series. Currently suffering from an overly long title (The Science Club Kids, and the Fablous Phrenosan Wormhole Device), this novel is very close to being a gem. Although the story is extremely well written, I think parts of it may be too advance for it's intended audience of 10-13. However with a mild reworking to speed up the story and reduce some of the technical details, this book could be the debut of an exciting series. There is no doubt that Hansen and Meier know how to tell a story. The characters are well-rounded and the plot is weird enough to capture the Harry Potter crowd. I say call it "The Wormhole Device, The Adventures of the Science Club Kids", and get ready to move some books. I hear the second novel in the series is done and the third is in the works. Hansen and Meier take their work seriously, and it shows on the page. Prediction: These guys are close to a nice New York deal. One last thing, in the trade paperback version that I read, this novel has one of the worst covers in the history of publishing. Don't be put off by it, it has nothing to do with text.

A great young adult science fiction adventure with plenty of humor and some actual science. It can be read just as a story or, if the reader is so inclined, the science principals can be the catalyst to further scientific research and learning.

Don't let the "young adult" audience mentioned above keep you from reading this book if you are an adult. Both my husband and I ( way over 40) thoroughly enjoyed the book. Also, the science content is presented in a way that the details do not detract from the adventure part of the story that can be enjoyed by the pre-teen age group.

The story has the makings of being of a good series and both my husband and I look forward to the next book