The Fantastic Family Whipple
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400 pp. | 8 – 12 yrs. | Grades 3 – 7
ISBN: 978-1595146892
The Fantastic Family Whipple is the story of Arthur Whipple—the only non-record breaker in the Most World-Record-Breaking Family on Earth.
A typical meal at the Whipple estate might consist of the World’s Largest Piece of French Toast, delivered to the table via helicopter. Whipple family pastimes include playing the accordion nonstop for seven days straight and launching model rockets piloted by hamsters. And yet, Arthur Whipple has not broken a single world record to date. He strives to join his siblings in the pages of Grazelby’s Guide to World Records & Fantastic Feats by constantly performing world record attempts (such as Longest Time Without Blinking and Most Consecutive Bullwhip Cracks While Balancing a Milk Bottle on Head), but he can never quite seem to break them, much to the disappointment of his bewildered family. Still, he just might be their only hope.
When the Whipples suffer a series of catastrophes that appear to be the result of a mysterious family curse, it is up to Arthur to solve the mystery and save his family from impending doom—as he struggles all the while to earn his first world record and prove himself worthy of the Whipple name…
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“Echoes of Roald Dahl.... A genuinely fun and comically ludicrous romp.”
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“One of the most fun listening experiences of the year.”
— Publishers Weekly
(★ Starred Review of the audio edition)
War of the World Records
For as long as anyone can remember, Arthur Whipple’s family has proudly held the title of “Most Record-Breaking Family on Earth.” But with a new family of record breakers on the scene—not to mention an age-old family curse—the Whipples may no longer be able to hold onto the top prize at the upcoming World Record World Championships. They soon find themselves in an all-out war with the Goldwins, who could well be the World's Most Perfect Family—apart from their possible partnership with a certain unusually-sized pair of sinister clowns.
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When the clowns cause a regulation hide-and-seek match to go horrifically wrong, Arthur and his unlikely ally, Ruby Goldwin, set out to catch the clowns’ mysterious boss, known only as “The Treasurer.” The young detectives follow the clues through darkened alleyways, dingy nightclubs, and the gothic halls of the World Record Archives, where they unravel the mystery of the Lyon’s Curse and the secrets of their fathers’ shared past.
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Can Arthur find a way to save his family’s lives—and also their shot at the Championships? Will he ever break a world record and prove himself worthy of the Whipple name? When the dust from this war has settled, will there even be a Whipple name to be worthy of?
368 pp. | 8 – 12 yrs. | Grades 3 – 7
ISBN: 978-1595146915
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