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While competing with a rival restaurant for the winning float in the Founder's Day parade, nine-year-old Freddy Funkhouser constructs a batch of animated French fries in his secret laboratory that come to life after receiving an enormous jolt of electricity.Tags
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JenniferRobb In both cases creations are brought to life by lightning. Baldacci's is better for the younger set (ages 7-10) while Frankenstein can be enjoyed by many ages.
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I debated on how to rate this, because I myself did not really enjoy it. (Note: I'm much older than the target audience for this book). But I could see my nephew enjoying it when he was a bit younger than he is now.
Freddy's family owns Burger Castle (which despite the name, serves healthy food). The restaurant is failing so Freddy has a plan to win the float contest to get publicity for their establishment. Freddy's father was once an inventor/scientist and Freddy wants to follow in his footsteps. Freddy gets an idea to create the Fries and a lightning bolt brings them to life.
Adults: Be aware it's silly and sometimes illogical. It's one Baldacci series I'll be skipping.
Freddy's family owns Burger Castle (which despite the name, serves healthy food). The restaurant is failing so Freddy has a plan to win the float contest to get publicity for their establishment. Freddy's father was once an inventor/scientist and Freddy wants to follow in his footsteps. Freddy gets an idea to create the Fries and a lightning bolt brings them to life.
Adults: Be aware it's silly and sometimes illogical. It's one Baldacci series I'll be skipping.
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David Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia on August 5, 1960. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. He practiced law in Washington D.C. as a trial and corporate lawyer. His first novel, Absolute Power, was published in 1996. It won show more Britain's prestigious W.H. Smith's Thumping Good Read award for fiction in 1997 and was adapted as a movie starring Clint Eastwood. His other works include Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, True Blue, One Summer and End Game. He writes numerous series including King and Maxwell, Freddy and the French Fries, the Camel Club, Will Robie, Shaw and Katie James, John Puller, Vega Jane, and Amos Decker. He also published a novella entitled Office Hours and has authored five original screenplays. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Fries Alive!
- Original title
- Fries Alive!
- Original publication date
- 2005-06
- People/Characters
- Freddy Funkhouser; Nanny Funkhouser; Theodore; Ziggy; Si; Meese (show all 10); Curly; Wally; Adam Spanker; Mr. Funkhouser
- Important places
- Burger Castle
- Dedication
- To Spencer and Collin, my two favorite Fries.
- First words
- Freddy T. Funkhouser stood at the door of the Burger Castle and scratched his ear, which was a little difficult since he was wearing a chicken costume.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"WAALLY!" they all yelled and jumped in after him.
- Original language
- English US
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .B18124 .F — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Dutch, English, Finnish, Italian
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
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