David Lubar
Författare till Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
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Verk av David Lubar
Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Weenies Stories) (2016) 28 exemplar
Check Out the Library Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Weenies Stories) (2018) 23 exemplar
The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales [BATTLE OF THE RED HOT PEPPER… (2010) 1 exemplar
Duel Identities [short story] 1 exemplar
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 3 1 exemplar
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 4 1 exemplar
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 5 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 127 exemplar
This Family Is Driving Me Crazy: Ten Stories About Surviving Your Family (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 27 exemplar
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 26 — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1954-03-16
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Morristown, New Jersey, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA - Utbildning
- Rutgers University (Philosophy)
- Yrken
- Editor at Creative Computing Magazine
Video game design and programming
Medlemmar
Diskussioner
Found: YA Super Powered Kids i Name that Book (maj 2021)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 58
- Även av
- 21
- Medlemmar
- 7,582
- Popularitet
- #3,219
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 175
- ISBN
- 359
- Språk
- 6
- Favoritmärkt
- 3
- Proberstenar
- 39
There were moments where I wondered at lead character Nicholas scarcely reacting to the increasingly bizarre situations he’s thrown into, like winding up in outerspace, creatures talking who ordinarily wouldn’t, being the target of a pursuit, etc., there was a lot of unusual stuff happening here and it barely phases this kid. I did at times crave a little more of a response from him to these strange events, but the actual intended middle-grade audience will probably have an easier time identifying with Nicholas’s ability to go with the flow than I do as an adult.
This isn’t a graphic novel, but I could see this potentially appealing to those readers with its light sprinkling of illustrations and the frequent and often quite smart laughs all throughout this adventure.
Since my reading sensibilities lean toward the emotional, the friendships were my happiest place in this book, I loved Nicholas’s bond with his gerbil Henrietta, and to my surprise, the author even had me sharing Nicholas’s fondness for Jeef, a package of ground beef, not only a uniquely memorable character, but one I cared about more than anyone else. They’re a group that I’ll look forward to catching up with in the other books in this trilogy whenever I’m in the right mood for a little something different.… (mer)