Book Information

  • Series: The Secret Games of Maximus Todd
  • Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
  • Publication Date: 15 August 2016
  • Expected Ship Date: 15 August 2016
  • Copyright Year: 2016
  • ISBN: 9781459504394
  • Page Count: 96
  • Dimensions: 5" x 7.5"
  • Interest ages: 5-8
  • Reading level: Grade 1

Purchasing Information

Hardcover
9781459504394
$14.95 CAD

Cancelled

Frantic Friend Countdown

by L.M. Nicodemo

illustrated by Graham Ross

Max tries to calm the Super Fidgets by giving himself only five changes to become friends with the new kid in his class.

Meet Maximus Todd! He's the kid who can't sit still! Max has a dilemma. Everyone's got a best friend except him. But when a new kid arrives at the school, Max plays a secret game to make him Max's buddy. Too bad the new kid would rather hang out with barf-breath Mandy Beth, peskiest pest in the entire town!

Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid -- especially if you're a bit different -- there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places.

About the Authors

Graham Ross
Graham Ross

L. M. NICODEMO is a school teacher who hopes that this series will mark the beginning of a long and joyful career in writing. She lives with her family in southwestern Ontario

GRAHAM ROSS is an illustrator and designer who has illustrated many books for a wide range of Canadian childrens book publishers. He lives in a log home in the woods with his family just outside of Merrickville, Ontario.

Reviews

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The target audience will surely have no trouble relating to the storylines. The blend of fun graphics by Graham Ross, with varying sizes and designs of text in the quickly paced 96 pages, will be appealing to both beginning and reluctant readers.


The series is written by a teacher who clearly has insight into the mind of a child who feels the type of anxiety that Max does, presumably because she has encountered some throughout her career. While it may be rare to have a child as young as Max display the self-awareness and strength of will that he does, perhaps these books will serve as inspiration to children facing the same difficulties with their own Super Fidgets.


The four books were published concurrently for Formac's First Novels Series, in a format that should prove to be attractive to young readers.


Rated good, even great at times, generally useful!"

Resource Links

Subjects (BISAC)

JUVENILE FICTION / Disabilities & Special Needs, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner

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