What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World - Henry Clark电子书Mobi+epub
Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (July 22, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316206652
ISBN-13: 978-0316206655
A 2013 ABA Fall Picks New Voices Book
A 2013 ABC Best Book for Children
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
An Amazon Hot New Releases in Children's Science Fiction Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2014-2015 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Master List Title
A 2015 Sakura Medal Nominee"
What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World Paperback – July 22, 2014
by Henry Clark (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/What-Found-Sofa-Saved-World/dp/0316206652
Product Details
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (July 22, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316206652
ISBN-13: 978-0316206655
The adventure of a lifetime begins between two sofa cushions....
When River, Freak, and Fiona discover a mysterious sofa sitting at their bus stop, their search for loose change produces a rare zucchini-colored crayon. Little do they know this peculiar treasure is about to launch them into the middle of a plot to conquer the world!
The kids' only hope is to trap the plot's mastermind when he comes to steal the crayon. But how can three kids from the middle of nowhere stop an evil billionaire? With the help of an eccentric neighbor, an artificially intelligent domino, a DNA-analyzing tray, two hot air balloons, and a cat named Mucus, they just might be able to save the planet.
This clever comic adventure from debut author Henry Clark is a truly original and utterly wacky story about the importance of intelligence and curiosity in a complacent world.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Gr 6-8-Freak, River, and Fiona assume that the sofa sitting near their bus stop one morning is just a discarded piece of furniture from the creepy old Underhill mansion. Soon, though, they learn that it's sentient, self-propelling, and nourished by dust bunnies. The junk they find between the cushions (an old crayon, a weird coin, and a single domino) holds the key to saving the world from evil invaders from another dimension. The children are skeptical at first, but Alf, the eccentric person living in the mansion, convinces them that the couch is connected to the coal-seam fire that has been burning in their town for 12 years. He also explains that the strange flash mobs that almost everyone seems to be participating in-a roomful of people stand up and sing show tunes in unison, then go about business as usual and deny that anything strange has happened-are, in fact, experiments in a sinister mind-control plot. Fast paced and entertaining, this sci-fi novel strains credulity but is still an exciting, suspenseful adventure with many unexpected twists. Commentary on both corporate interests and middle-school social dynamics adds depth without seeming heavy-handed. This debut novel may be a hard sell to reluctant readers, but those willing to take a chance on something odd will be rewarded.-Kyle Lukoff, Corlears School, New York Cityα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The action in Clark’s debut starts with one of the most universal of all human experiences: finding something weird beneath the couch cushions. Middle-schooler River and his best friends, Freak and Fiona, live in Cheshire, a city plagued by inexplicable phenomena, like spontaneous flash mobs and smoldering coal fires in the abandoned mines beneath town. One day at the bus stop, they discover a zucchini-colored crayon in the recesses of an abandoned couch. Their seemingly mundane discovery touches off a series of events that will take them though intergalactic portals to battle dangerous villains intent on creating evil clones, and befriend beings with artificial intelligence. Corporate meddling and environmental irresponsibility appear as themes but don’t predominate the novel’s upbeat and quirky tone. With subtle winks and nods at Madeleine L’Engle, the plot and well-developed characters successfully reconcile science fiction and realistic middle-school drama in a way that will satisfy readers of both genres. Grades 5-8. --Erin Anderson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
A 2013 ABA Fall Picks New Voices Book
A 2013 ABC Best Book for Children
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
An Amazon Hot New Releases in Children's Science Fiction Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2014-2015 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Master List Title
A 2015 Sakura Medal Nominee"
"Clark's debut is refreshingly bonkers. It offers thinking kids humor that is neither afraid of the potty nor confined to it. Most of the characters (and some of the furniture) have their quirks, but there is a realism at the core that readers will respond to."
―Kirkus Reviews
"Fast paced and entertaining...an exciting, suspenseful adventure with many unexpected twists."
―School Library Journal
"The novel's swift pace create
unyielding suspense....for those destined to become Douglas Adams fans it will be hilarious and gripping."
―Publishers Weekly
"Will make budding science fiction fans feel like they've been welcomed into a circle of friends for this whirlwind adventure."―The Bulletin
"The adventure and creativity propels one to continue the story."―Library Media Connection
About the Author
Henry Clark has contributed articles to MAD magazine and published fiction in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, in addition to acting as the head phrenologist--if that is not being redundant--at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, a living-history museum in New York. What We Found in the Sofa is his debut novel. He lives on Long Island, and his website is www.indorsia.com.
百度云盘：
链接：点击去百度网盘 -->(购买前请先验证网盘链接是否有效) 密码：cdd9
360云盘：
https://yunpan.cn/cRgTmVQKMUQfB 访问密码 de5a
