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Children's Fiction Boys & Men

The Awesome, Almost 100% True Adventures of Matt & Craz

illustrated by Alan Silberberg

Publisher
Aladdin
Initial publish date
Apr 2013
Category
Boys & Men, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781416994329
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $18.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781416994336
    Publish Date
    Apr 2014
    List Price
    $11.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442451834
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $8.99 USD

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 13
  • Grade: 4 to 8
  • Reading age: 9 to 13

Description

A magical pen causes creative chaos in this quirky, comic-style story from the Sid Fleischman Award–winning author of Milo.

Best friends Matt and Larry “Craz” Crazinski couldn’t be more different. Matt loves order, while Craz lives on the edge. The boys share a passion for cartooning, but thanks to the school paper gatekeeper (and kind-of bully), Skip Turkle, it seems their cartoons will never be published.

But then the boys discover a pen that promises to help them DRAW BETTER NOW!—and quickly realize it’s no ordinary pen: Whatever they draw comes to life!

They start small with their drawings—bags of cash, cool gadgets. Next, they get their pesky English teacher to take a unique and extended vacation. But when the boys get a little bolder in their magical drawings, they realize that things don’t always end up as perfect as the art they create...

In this funny, slightly zany, and ultimately heartwarming story, Sid Fleischman Award–winner Alan Silberberg demonstrates the power of friendship—and that the best life is not always sketched out in advance.

About the author

Alan Silberberg is a children’s TV and film writer who has worked for Disney and Nickelodeon, among other major companies. Originally from the Boston area, he lives with his family in Montreal, Canada.

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