The Birthday Party of Dread (Fangbone!Third Grade Barbarian Series #3)

by Michael Rex, Michael Rex (Illustrator)

Overview

As seen on Disney XD, a hilarious graphic novel perfect for fans of Captain Underpants!
Fangbone and his friends are full of ideas for Eastwood Elementary's "Invention Convention." Unfortunately, Venomous Drool has ideas of his own—like sending a curse to crush Fangbone! But when the misdirected spell sends a terrifying monster to attack Bill at his birthday party instead, Fangbone must invent a way to save his best friend—and fast!

The graphic novel series that boys go wild for! 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399255236
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	08/02/2012
Series:	Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian , #3
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.26(w) x 7.24(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	GN350L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Michael Rex is the author and illustrator of over twenty books for children, including the New York Times #1 bestseller Goodnight Goon. Michael has a master's degree in visual arts education (K-12), and worked as a NYC art teacher for four years. He visits schools across the country, and has appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice as a guest illustrator. Mike lives in New Jersey with his wife and their two boys.

Editorial Reviews

The third installment of Rex’s Fangbone! Third-Grade Barbarian series finds more adventures and danger for a young barbarian from a fantasy world hiding out in an elementary school in our world. While Fangbone’s serious warrior approach to life usually gives him little patience for the more carefree antics of his friend Bill, this time it’s Bill’s turn to be the serious one when he’s marked by a curse that leaves him hunted by a powerful monster, the Crusha. Fangbone and Bill must also work to devise an invention for a school project or risk Bill’s teacher calling home about his failing grades. With a combination of smarts, magic, and help from their friends, the two are able to come up with one solution to solve both problems. Rex’s simple, comical art style and his sense of humor aim the book right at the elementary school–age peers of Bill and Fangbone, presenting a low-fantasy parody mixed with a tale meant to help students overcome their own worries about overcoming the near impossible. Ages 6–up. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly