Lenny Cyrus, School Virus

It seemed so logical at first. Fourteen-year-old Lenny Cyrus had loved Zooey Andrews since third grade. All the boy genius needed to do to win her heart was shrink down to the size of an amoeba, ooze into a gelatin capsule, and have his friend Harlan slip it (him!) into Zooey's Diet Coke.

Told in three voices, this fantastical middle grade novel takes Lenny deep into Zooey's loud, splashing innards. The question is, will Lenny and Zooey survive his crazy experiment in nanotechnology?

About the author

Joe Schreiber wurde in Michigan geboren. In seinen jungen Jahren war er überaus reiselustig, lebte in Alaska, Wyoming und Nordkalifornien, bevor ihn das Familienleben sesshaft werden ließ. Nunmehr arbeitet Schreiber hauptberuflich als Mathematiklehrer an einer Schule in Palmyra (US-Staat Pennsylvania), ist verheiratet und Vater zweier Söhne.

Summary

It seemed so logical at first. Fourteen-year-old Lenny Cyrus had loved Zooey Andrews since third grade. All the boy genius needed to do to win her heart was shrink down to the size of an amoeba, ooze into a gelatin capsule, and have his friend Harlan slip it (him!) into Zooey’s Diet Coke.
Told in three voices, this fantastical middle grade novel takes Lenny deep into Zooey’s loud, splashing innards. The question is, will Lenny and Zooey survive his crazy experiment in nanotechnology?

Report

"The action is fast, furious, and even funny for middle-schoolers with strong stomachs and fond memories of similar journeys on Ms. Frizzle's Magic School Bus."
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Schreiber alternates among Lenny, Harlan, and Zooey's perspectives in short, taut, action-packed chapters with cliffhanger endings."
- Publishers Weekly
"There is so much here to enjoy."
- Kirkus
"With perfect timing, the story slides between typical middle-school scenes and Lenny's fantastic microscopic journey, balancing clever, wise-guy repartee with gut-wrenching tension."
- Booklist Online

Product details

• Authors: Joe Schreiber
• Assisted by: Matt Smith (Illustration)
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2014
• EAN: 9780544336285
• ISBN: 978-0-544-33628-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 19 mm x 195 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 215 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Love & Romance, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION: Technology / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Interactive Adventures, JUVENILE FICTION: Comics & Graphic Novels / General