Death By Field Trip (Paperback)

by Bill Amend (Author) "THIS ANALYST THINKS THE FEDERAL RESERVE MAY HIKE RATES AS MUCH AS A QUARTER PERCENT NEXT MONTH..." (more)

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Product Description
It's indisputable at this point: FoxTrot is one of the most loved strips to ever hit the funny pages. Now in its thirteenth year, the strip is at its zenith of popularity. FoxTrot continues to be a perennial favorite in comic polls nationwide, and it appears in more than 1,000 newspapers. Nearly 1.8 million copies of it 21 book collections are now in print. And an amazing number of Internet surfers hit the FoxTrot Web site each month, totalling a whopping one-million-plus hits. Creator Bill Amend's latest FoxTrot collection, Death By Field Trip, is sure to add to the strip's great legacy. This book follows the latest humorous and humbling perils of teenage Peter and Paige and their imaginative little brother, Jason, as they amusingly balance the pressure of the modern world with the daily complexities and clashes of family life. Parents Roger and Andy round out the Fox family five and try to referee the sibling squabbling that never quite fully subsides. Long-time fans as well as those discovering the strip for the first time in Death by Fielf Trip will gain a full appreciation for why readers have been raving about the strip for years. FoxTrot continues to inspire laughs and generate instant identification with the humorous side of family trials and tribulations like no other comic strip in America.

About the Author
Bill Amend graduated with a physics degree from Amherst College. In 1988, FoxTrotbecame nationally syndicated. Amend lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740713914
• ISBN-13: 978-0740713910
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,927 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Foxtrot rocks!, August 8, 2005

A Kid's Review

This is a great foxtrot book.It draws the name from a twelve strip long story, where Jason needs a Charizard pokemon card for his collection. Eileen, his rival/crush, has one, and she'll give it to him if he goes on the field trip to the science museum with her. There is also a storyline where Jason writes a 'new christmas special' detailing how evil Mrs. Grinch(Jason's mom) hates spending money on big presents, buying instead socks and books of poems. Other storylines include when Andy(the mom)'s mother comes for a Thanksgiving visit and when Jason has a dream where he transforms into a mini Paige.There's also the time where Jason tricks his dad into playing 'i want to be a millionaire', a game show where if you lose, you must give jason money. Another storyline is where Roger and Andy speculate on what would happen if Jason starred in the lord of the rings movie. Overall it was very entertaining and i liked it. Hope you do too.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Amend Does It Again, February 23, 2002

By	N. Moy "nmcorp33" (Bartlett, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bill Amend does another brilliant and wonderful job in this new collection of FoxTrot Comics. In includes the different story lines of Grandma's Thanksgiving visit, I want to Be A Millionaire, Andy the Grinch, Paige-o-morhosis, Nerds of the Rings, and Peter's Cup Size. This is only the main groups, but it is hilarious from start to finish detailing some of the recent pop culture items such as Jason Fox's pokemon card collection and a parody of his role in the Lord of the Ring. Wonderful Job Once Again!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious stuff!, July 20, 2002

By	ehakus (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I really love FoxTrot comics, and it is really worth it to get them in book form. FoxTrot is my favorite comic strip - it features a believable family, the Foxes, which is composed of the youngest sibling, the geek (Jason), a typical teenage girl (Paige), a typical teenage boy (Peter) and their parents, not to mention Jason's iguana, Quincy.

This book is hilarious - the strips are original and do not get too repetitive, as other comic strips do. Get this and enjoy!