The Rat with the Human Face (The Qwikpick Papers Series #2)

by Tom Angleberger

Overview

Lyle Hertzog and his friends Marilla and Dave are the Qwikpick Adventure Society, three kids who seek out adventure in their seemingly quiet hometown of Crickenburg. On the hunt for their next big adventure—something to top the Fountain of Poop, if that's even possible—the kids overhear a construction worker telling his buddies about a rat with a human face he saw in the basement of an old research facility. The decision is unanimous: the next adventure for the Qwikpick Society is on! But when their trip to find the rat doesn't go quite as expected, the trio gets in big trouble. Will the second adventure for the Qwikpick Society also be their last?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613127629
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Series:	Qwikpick Papers Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
File size:	28 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Tom Angleberger is the author of the bestselling Origami Yoda series. He is also the author of Horton Halfpott and Fake Mustache, both Edgar Award nominees, and The Qwikpick Papers: Poop Fountain! He is married to author-illustrator Cece Bell and lives in Christiansburg, Virginia. Visit him online at origamiyoda.com.

Editorial Reviews

"This series may appeal to reluctant readers, particularly fans of Angleberger’s 'Origami Yoda' books."

School Library Journal - Bob Hassett

"Between Lyle’s honesty and the bittersweet realism of this funny tale, Wimpy Kid fans, as well as those who appreciate Angleberger’s Origami Yoda series, have much to appreciate here."

Booklist - Francisca Goldsmith

"This series may appeal to reluctant readers, particularly fans of Angleberger’s 'Origami Yoda' books."—Bob Hassett, Luther Jackson Middle School, Falls Church, VA, School Library Journal

"Between Lyle’s honesty and the bittersweet realism of this funny tale, Wimpy Kid fans, as well as those who appreciate Angleberger’s Origami Yoda series, have much to appreciate here."—Francisca Goldsmith, Booklist

From the Publisher

2015-01-20
The Qwikpick Adventure Society files another official report on its members' derring-do.In their previous adventure, Lyle, Marilla and Dave visited the poop fountain just before the Crickenburg sewage plant was updated; that was one smelly escapade. Now, when they hear an electrician speak of a rat with a human face at the Bent Mountain Biological Station, they think they've found their next expedition. However, transportation is an issue, and their parents would never approve. They sign up for a rec-center trip to a hotel near Bent Mountain and make their way on foot to the station, which is closed for the season. When things go awry and all is revealed, Marilla's strictly religious parents forbid her from participation in the Qwikpick Adventure Society. Could this really be the end of the society (and Lyle's budding romance with Marilla)? Set in the year 2000 and presented as a typewritten report by Lyle, Angleberger's second tale in a trilogy is less engaging and much less amusing than his Origami Yoda series. (The trilogy's first volume also predates the folded-paper sage, having been originally published pseudonymously in 2007.) However, narrator Lyle and his friends are just as realistic as their origami-folding counterparts, and their adventure is much more true to life. Final art not seen. Slice-of-life exploits mostly for fans of the first. (Adventure. 9-12)

Kirkus Review