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In the all-new hardcover Mom, There's A Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake , fourth grader Scab McNally is convinced he glimpsed some kind of swamp creature while fishing on Beeson's Lake, but his mom won't let him find proof until he passes a swimming class. Scab is NOT ready for the deep end of the pool, so it's back to his top-secret lab to diagram some special schemes and plans for the occasion.
Author Notes
Trudi Trueit knew she'd found her life's passion after writing (and directing) her first play in fourth grade. Since then, she's been a newspaper journalist, television news reporter and anchor, media specialist, freelance writer, and is now a children's book author. She has published more than forty fiction and nonfiction titles for young readers and lives near Seattle, Washington.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-5-Scab McNally is back in this laugh-out-loud volume. With high energy and ingenious ideas, the 10-year-old skates (just barely!) through one sticky situation after another. The plot focuses on a dinosaurlike creature he spots while fishing with his buddies, but nonstop goofiness, plot-related or not, is the real draw here. Cartoon drawings and plenty of sidebars full of Scab's secrets, tips, and other hilarious insider information break up the text. A solid step up from Captain Underpants.-Amanda Moss Struckmeyer, Middleton Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
As if dealing with his genius twin sister weren't enough, summer brings new challenges for kid inventor Scab McNally. These include avoiding swim lessons and trying to capture the mysterious creature in Beeson's Lake. Scab's humorous first-person voice combines with quirky illustrations and entertaining sidebar boxes (e.g., "Scab's Trick Toe") to make an entertaining boy-geared read. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Salvatore Wallingford McNally, nicknamed Scab, uses his scientific studies for an even more practical purpose than annoying his twin sister: getting out of his dreaded swimming lessons. He'd rather spend his early-morning hours relaxing with his fishing buddies than diving in the deep end, but his outlandish pranks threaten to derail his summer plans. When his elusive catch slips away, Scab concocts a plan to hook the dinosaur believed to be hiding in the lake. His fast-paced first-person narration features punchy one-liners and revels in revolting gags to propel the unlikely events, though nuanced characterization reveals some complexity as Scab struggles for his peers' acceptance. His flippant, comic voice resonates in his frequent journal lists. He outlines his quirkiest fears, including a phobia of the letter G. "I can't write it in cursive. My teacher Miss Sweetandsour says my G's are saggy. So are her ears." Paillot's angular drawings suit the characters's zany antics. The Secrets of a Lab Rat series serves up another chuckle-inducing helping with this second installment. (Fiction. 8-11) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
