Iggy Loomis, Superkid in Training - Softcover

Allison, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142425737 ISBN 13: 9780142425732

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2014

Synopsis

A hilarious new illustrated middle grade science fiction series for elementary school readers and fans of Captain Underpants!
Iggy Loomis is the weirdest little brother ever and he s a huge pain in his older brother Daniel s you-know-what. But when Daniel befriends Alistair, his new next-door-neighbor, Iggy gets much, much weirder. Little does Daniel know Alistair is really analien. When Iggy thinks he s eating Alistair s candy, he s actually eating chemically-coated insects. Yuck! Soon Iggy s DNA starts to mutate, and Daniel and Alistair have to keep Iggy s new superpowers from manifesting beforeeveryonegets in trouble.
Piles on the yuks . It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser.
Kirkus Reviews
Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not.
Publishers Weekly"

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Review:

Praise for the Iggy Loomis series:

"Piles on the yuks.... It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise and Accolaides for Jennifer Allison's "Gilda Joyce" series:

* "Allison's debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers' affections." - "Publishers Weekly", starred review

* "Will make readers giggle out loud." - "School Library Journal", starred review

* "[Allison] not only offers a credible mystery...but also, by allowing readers inside the heads of both girls, provides particularly strong characterizations-much more substantial than the ubiquitous first-person narrative would have offered." - "Booklist", starred review

Edgar Award Nominee, Best Juvenile Book
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
A Booklist Top Ten Mysteries of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Praise for the Iggy Loomis series:
"Piles on the yuks.... It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not."
--Publishers Weekly
Praise and Accolaides for Jennifer Allison's "Gilda Joyce" series:
* "Allison's debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers' affections." - "Publishers Weekly," starred review
* "Will make readers giggle out loud." - "School Library Journal," starred review
* "[Allison] not only offers a credible mystery...but also, by allowing readers inside the heads of both girls, provides particularly strong characterizations-much more substantial than the ubiquitous first-person narrative would have offered." - "Booklist," starred review
Edgar Award Nominee, Best Juvenile Book
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
A Booklist Top Ten Mysteries of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Praise for the Iggy Loomis series:
"Piles on the yuks.... It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not."
--Publishers Weekly
Praise and Accolaides for Jennifer Allison's "Gilda Joyce" series:
* "Allison's debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers' affections." - "Publishers Weekly," starred review
* "Will make readers giggle out loud." - "School Library Journal," starred review
* "[Allison] not only offers a credible mystery...but also, by allowing readers inside the heads of both girls, provides particularly strong characterizations-much more substantial than the ubiquitous first-person narrative would have offered." - "Booklist," starred review
Edgar Award Nominee, Best Juvenile Book
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
A Booklist Top Ten Mysteries of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Praise for the Iggy Loomis series:
Piles on the yuks . It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser.
Kirkus Reviews
Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not.
Publishers Weekly
Praise and Accolaides for Jennifer Allison's"Gilda Joyce"series:
* "Allison's debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers' affections." "Publishers Weekly," starred review
* "Will make readers giggle out loud." "School Library Journal," starred review
* "[Allison] not only offers a credible mystery...but also, by allowing readers inside the heads of both girls, provides particularly strong characterizations much more substantial than the ubiquitous first-person narrative would have offered." "Booklist," starred review
Edgar Award Nominee, Best Juvenile Book
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
A Booklist Top Ten Mysteries of the Year
A School Library JournalBest Book of the Year"

Praise for the Iggy Loomis series:
Piles on the yuks . It doesn't take psychic powers to see how this could be a crowd pleaser.
Kirkus Reviews
Allison creates a comically put-upon older brother in Daniel in a lighthearted story that captures the chaos of everyday family life, superpowers or not.
Publishers Weekly
Praise and Accolaides for Jennifer Allison'sGilda Joyceseries:
* "Allison's debut novel introduces a spunky, appealingly eccentric 13-year-old who identifies with Harriet the Spy and may well rival her for readers' affections." Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Will make readers giggle out loud." School Library Journal, starred review
* "[Allison] not only offers a credible mystery...but also, by allowing readers inside the heads of both girls, provides particularly strong characterizations much more substantial than the ubiquitous first-person narrative would have offered." Booklist, starred review
Edgar Award Nominee, Best Juvenile Book
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
A Booklist Top Ten Mysteries of the Year
A School Library JournalBest Book of the Year"

About the Author:

Jennifer Allison has worked as a news reporter and a high school English teacher, and she has also held numerous odd jobs piano player in a shopping mall, assembly-line worker for General Motors, waitress, preschool teacher that have helped her generate ideas for characters and stories. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their three children.
Mike Moran is an illustrator who has worked for Major League Baseball, Disney, and American Greetings, among other companies. He lives in Florham Park, New Jersey."

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0142425737
• ISBN 13: 9780142425732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202
• Illustrator: Moran Michael