Book Information

Series: The Secret Games of Maximus Todd
Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
Publication Date: 1 February 2016
Copyright Year: 2016
ISBN: 9781459504226
Page Count: 96
Dimensions: 5" x 7.5"
Interest ages: 5-8
Reading level: Grade 1

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Frantic Friend Countdown

Name: Frantic Friend Countdown
SKU: 3620
Availability: InStock

by Linda M. Nicodemo

illustrated by Graham Ross

The pressure is on for Flynn to calm the super fidgets by giving himself with only five chances to become friends with the new kid in class.

Meet Flynn Bingham, the little kid with the big, fidgety, wiggly problems! The pressure is on for Flynn to calm the super fidgets by giving himself with only five chances to become friends with the new kid in class.

Kids will love Flynn because he shows them that while it's not always easy being a kid especially a kid who's a bit different there is always humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places. Adult readers will enjoy these early reader chapter books and the authors inventive presentation of a boy who has to keep the fidgets at bay with one game or another!

About the Authors

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

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!"

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