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106 pp.
| Harcourt
| July, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-80796-6$12.99
(3)
1-3
Adventures of Jo Schmo series.
Illustrated by
Frank W. Dormer.
Fourth-grade superhero Jo is honing a new talent--shape-shifting--and must channel it to stop villain Numb Skull's latest machinations (Shifty); Jo and pup Raymond get on the bad side of time-traveling pirates who team up with her nemeses for revenge (Pinkbeard's). Madcap to the max, these installments will please established series fans and newbies alike. Dormer's childlike line drawings enliven the antics. Review covers these The Adventures of Jo Schmo titles: Pinkbeard's Revenge and Shifty Business.
120 pp.
| Harcourt
| December, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-80797-3$12.99
(3)
1-3
Adventures of Jo Schmo series.
Illustrated by
Frank W. Dormer.
Fourth-grade superhero Jo is honing a new talent--shape-shifting--and must channel it to stop villain Numb Skull's latest machinations (Shifty); Jo and pup Raymond get on the bad side of time-traveling pirates who team up with her nemeses for revenge (Pinkbeard's). Madcap to the max, these installments will please established series fans and newbies alike. Dormer's childlike line drawings enliven the antics. Review covers these The Adventures of Jo Schmo titles: Pinkbeard's Revenge and Shifty Business.
106 pp.
| Harcourt
| July, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-76341-5$12.99
(3)
1-3
Adventures of Jo Schmo series.
Illustrated by
Frank W. Dormer.
Superhero fourth-grader Jo Schmo and her faithful mutt Raymond are endowed with special powers in time to stop a villain who is terrorizing San Francisco with dead dinosaurs. Next, Jo and Raymond travel in a time machine to the Gold Rush days to find infamous outlaw Wyatt Burp. Dormer's wry illustrations of the duo's antics are especially amusing in this winning new chapter book series. Review covers these Adventures of Jo Schmo titles: Dinos are Forever and Wyatt Burp Rides Again.
106 pp.
| Harcourt
| December, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-80795-9$12.99
(3)
1-3
Adventures of Jo Schmo series.
Illustrated by
Frank W. Dormer.
Superhero fourth-grader Jo Schmo and her faithful mutt Raymond are endowed with special powers in time to stop a villain who is terrorizing San Francisco with dead dinosaurs. Next, Jo and Raymond travel in a time machine to the Gold Rush days to find infamous outlaw Wyatt Burp. Dormer's wry illustrations of the duo's antics are especially amusing in this winning new chapter book series. Review covers these Adventures of Jo Schmo titles: Dinos are Forever and Wyatt Burp Rides Again.