A book anyone would love if they liked any of these authors: M.T. Anderson, Jon Scieszka, Katherine Paterson, Shannon Hale, Gregory Maguire, Lemony Snicket, Kate DiCamillo, Natalie Babbitt , Susan Cooper, Megan McDonald, Linda Sue Park, Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack, Steven Kellogg, Nikki Grimes, and Jack Gantos. Nancy and Joe must go on an epic quest to find "The Exquisite Corpse" in order to rescue their parents from the other dimension. Unfortunately for them though, all the pieces Nancy and Joe must find are scattered throughout the forest and they are constantly being hunted by the evil (and maybe even killer) clown "Boppo". Thankfully, they have a mysterious pig friend named Genius Kelly to keep them from danger, yet he seems to be doing a lot of sleeping lately. Will Joe and Nancy save their parents? Or are they already too late?
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure
By Natl Children's Book & Literacy Alliance
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.8 | 42422 |
Take twenty top kids' authors and illustrators. Give them free rein to take turns creating a zany progressive story. What could possibly happen next?
It all starts with a train rushing through the night. . . . Well, actually, it starts when Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes a cliff-hanger episode and passes it on to the next member of a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who continues the story and passes it on. And what happens between episodes one and twenty-seven? Think werewolves and mad scientists, a talking pig, plenty of explosions, a blue Star Wars lunchbox, two meatballs, a whole army of villains and varmints, and one just plain bad egg. Not to mention our heroes, eleven-year-old twins Nancy and Joe, raised in a circus, who must find the pieces of a Top-Secret Robot in order to rescue their parents before . . . tick, tick, tick!
A collaboration between the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance and the Library of Congress's Center for the Book, THE EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE originated as a national literacy project for young people and helped launch the READ.gov website.
It all starts with a train rushing through the night. . . . Well, actually, it starts when Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes a cliff-hanger episode and passes it on to the next member of a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who continues the story and passes it on. And what happens between episodes one and twenty-seven? Think werewolves and mad scientists, a talking pig, plenty of explosions, a blue Star Wars lunchbox, two meatballs, a whole army of villains and varmints, and one just plain bad egg. Not to mention our heroes, eleven-year-old twins Nancy and Joe, raised in a circus, who must find the pieces of a Top-Secret Robot in order to rescue their parents before . . . tick, tick, tick!
A collaboration between the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance and the Library of Congress's Center for the Book, THE EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE originated as a national literacy project for young people and helped launch the READ.gov website.
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN-13: 9780763651497
ISBN-10: 0763651494
Published on 8/23/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276