Chris Grabenstein outside of being known for his Mr. Lemoncello's Library series and co authoring several books with James Patterson such as the I Funny series, is a genuinely nice man, so I've been told since I've never had the pleasure of meeting him face to face. I have known for quite a while that his books are devoured by young readers so when I had an opportunity to read his new book I grabbed at it. Well, I have to say that I think everybody has hit the mark. This book was funny, entertaining, with a bit of high jinks thrown in to round everything out. This is the kind of book you don't mind buying your kids because you know they're gonna read it cover to cover.
P.T. Wilkie is an 11 year old who gets to live the ideal life, his family owns the Wonderland Motel and his living room has a snack machine, the pool has a frog slide, and the soda machine still gives out glass bottles. Best of all P.T. has the gift of the gab just like grandpa. Everything would be great if only the Motel had more customers. When the bank tells his family they have a month to pay off a loan, P.T. and his new friend Gloria realize they're gonna have to think up something huge to get the cash in time. But with Gloria's business savvy and P.T.'s story telling magic there's nothing to stop them. But when their ideas start causing resentment with their neighbors on the strip and lead to a possible jewel cache on their property from a robbery decades ago stirring up a hornet's nest, they may have bit off more than they can chew. Or have they?
Go grab your copy first week of October to give your kids a sweet treat. Hey, Halloween is just around the corner!
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