On their way, the boys meet with a series of adventures that are funny at first glance but resonate deeply. After all, at thirteen they are old enough to take a day trip by themselves. When a tornado brings down a big maple tree, the boys make a raft of the branches and set off downstream. This familiar territory is by turns comforting and terrifying. Behind their backyards is a ravine through which flows a modest river.
In the tar melting heat of a suburban summer, everyboy Jules, athletic and handsome Chris, and oddball Corey he laughs at gravel and anticipates zombie attacks have lived side by side for most of their lives. It s from there that the wise cracking, brave, and irresistible Norbert changes Alan s life. Norbert, an alien from Jupiter, has come to Earth and established a home from home inside Alan s nose.
He is terrible at sports, is living through his parents divorce, and has to contend with bullies and even villains. Richard Scrimger’s The Nose from Jupiter, A Nose for Adventure, and Noses are Red have won avid fans from Illinois to Italy. So Alan, The Boy from Earth, comes to Jupiter and finds himself in a strange and yet in some ways strangely familiar environment. Now the tables are turned, and Norbert needs Alan’s help. Norbert has helped Alan through three earthly adventures. He must find and rescue her, but he can’t do it alone. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. Renowned author Richard Scrimger draws on his powerful ability to tell a story that can truly make you laugh until you cry.Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency phone call from home. Urban blight and rural beauty, Into the Ravine is a journey where the geography mirrors the contradictions of the human heart. By accident, they crash a funeral, and, by design, they crash a pool party - with tragic results. They are bombarded by bicycles, hoodwinked by hobos, and bewitched by bikinis. They rescue a diabolical dog, confront a hydrophobic gang, and survive a waterfall.
In the tar-melting heat of a suburban summer, everyboy Jules, athletic and handsome Chris, and oddball Corey (he laughs at gravel and anticipates zombie attacks) have lived side by side for most of their lives.
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