Average Joe - Softcover

Julia Cook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937870006 ISBN 13: 9781937870003

Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues, 2011

Synopsis

The first chapter book from best-selling storybook author, Julia Cook!

Meet "Average Joe" - a not so average 12 year old.

Three years ago, Joe's dad, the brilliant scientist, was working on his latest invention: Flawless Forever - a top secret anti-aging serum that keeps grown-ups young forever. Joe's curiosity gets the best of him, and he sneaks into his dad's lab and tries the Flawless Forever on himself. Unfortunately, it has the opposite effect. Within a few minutes, Joe explodes into a 22 year old man!

Luckily two hours later, the serum wears off and Joe changes back into a 9 year old kid with one side effect: since being exposed to the serum, Joe has not grown. Now Joe is a 12 year old stuck inside a nine year old's body FOREVER!

It doesn't take Joe long to figure out that when he takes the Flawless Forever, he can accomplish things that other kids his age only dream about. A kid who can turn into a grown up for two hours any time he wants to... imagine how much fun Joe can have!

About this title

About the Author:

Julia Cook, M.S. is a national award-winning children's author, counselor, and parenting expert. She has presented in thousands of schools nationally and internationally, regularly speaks at education and counseling conferences, and has published children's books on a wide range of character and social development topics. The goal behind Cook's work is to actively involve young people in fun, memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers. Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors, parents, and teachers, in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home. Cook has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through storybooks, giving children both the "what to say" and the "how to say it."

About this edition

• Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1937870006
• ISBN 13: 9781937870003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88
• Illustrator: Anita DuFalla