The Mystery of Silas Finklebean

About this book

Competing in the Pookesville science contest, nine-year-old inventor Freddy Funkhouser builds a time machine to try to outwit rival Adam Spanker, whose volcano is set to annihilate the Funkhauser restaurant.

Subjects

InventorsFictionScience projectsCompetition (Psychology)RestaurantsHumorous storiesJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionScience projects, fictionInventors, fictionCompetition (psychology), fictionRestaurants, fictionScience, experiments, fiction