A Whole Nother Story facts for kids
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| Author | Dr. Cuthbert Soup |
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| Illustrator | Jeffrey Stewart |
| Cover artist | Jeffrey Stewart |
| Country | U.S |
| Language | English |
| Series | Whole Nother Story Series |
| Published | 9/28/2010 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781599905181 |
| Followed by | Another Whole Nother Story |
A Whole Nother Story is an exciting children's book about spies and adventure. It was written by Dr. Cuthbert Soup and published in 2010. This was his very first novel!
Contents
Plot
The story starts by introducing the Cheeseman family. There's Mr. Ethan Cheeseman, a brilliant scientist, and his wife Olivia. They have three super smart and fun kids. Plus, there are two amazing family pets: Pinky, a dog who can see the future, and Steve, a talking sock puppet.
Ethan and Olivia are almost finished building a time machine. But then, two secret agents show up. They want to steal the invention! At first, they try to be friendly and say they need the machine for "the greater good." But Olivia realizes they can't be trusted and refuses. Soon after, Olivia becomes very ill and passes away.
The family is sad, but they quickly realize they are in danger. Many people are following them. It turns out the agents work for a company that makes weapons. Ethan plans to use the time machine to go back in time and be with his wife again. He also wants to escape the people chasing them. But the time machine isn't working yet. So, Ethan, his kids, and the machine pack up their station wagon and hit the road!
The Cheeseman family is chased by these agents, who aren't very good at their job but never give up. Because of this, the family has to keep moving and running away. During their travels, they meet many interesting people along the way.
Recurring Gags
This book has lots of funny jokes that happen again and again. For example, Dr. Soup gives "unsolicited" (meaning unwanted) advice at the end of each chapter. Also, the Cheeseman kids change their names every time they move to a new place. This leads to some really funny results!
Characters
Here are some of the main characters you'll meet in A Whole Nother Story:
- Ethan Cheeseman - A super smart scientist who built a time machine. He calls it the Luminal Velocity Regulator, or LVR for short.
- Olivia Cheeseman - Ethan's wife. She passed away before the main story begins.
- Jough Psymthe - Ethan's oldest son. He is fourteen years old. This is the name he uses for most of the book.
- Magenta-Jean "Maggie" Jurgenson - Ethan's daughter. She is twelve. Maggie loves her long, reddish-brown hair because it reminds her of her mom.
- Gerard LaFontaine - Ethan's youngest son. He is eight and has a huge imagination. He also has a sock puppet named Steve.
- Pinky - The Cheesemans' dog. He doesn't have much hair, but he can see the future! He often warns the family about danger.
- Captain Jibby Lodbrok - Olivia's ancestor from the year 1668. He's a pirate! He and his crew traveled to the present day because of a lightning bolt. His crew also performs as a circus.
- Three-Eyed Jake - One of Captain Jibby's crew members and his best friend. He wears glasses and an eyepatch, which makes him look like he has three eyes.
- Dizzy - Another one of Captain Jibby's crew. He gets dizzy very easily.
- Aristotle - A psychic member of Captain Jibby's crew. He can see the future but often forgets things quickly.
- Sammy - A strong member of Captain Jibby's crew. He's super strong but has a back injury.
- Juanita - Captain Jibby's wife.
- Mr. 5 - The main bad guy in the story. He works for an evil weapons company called Plexiwave.
- Mr. 29, Mr. 88, Mr. 207 - Mr. 5's helpers. They also work for Plexiwave and aren't very smart.
- Aitch Dee - A secret government agent. He is shaped like a kite.
- El Kyoo - Another secret government agent who works with Aitch Dee. He is shaped like a bowling pin.
- Pavel Dushenko - A spy from another country who also wants the LVR time machine.
- Leon - Pavel Dushenko's monkey sidekick. He loves watching the fish in his aquarium.
- Buck Weston - A cowboy the Cheesemans meet. He dreams of becoming a poet.
- Elliot Walsingham - Jough's friend in one of the towns the Cheesemans move to. He plays the bass drum and wants to be a lawyer.
- Aurora Codgill - Maggie's friend. She is an artist and has two younger brothers, Danny and Tommy.
- Danny and Tommy Codgill - Gerard's friends. They are brothers who have a secret spy fort.
Awards
A Whole Nother Story received some great recognition!
- It was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best children's books of 2010.
- It was also selected by The Junior Library Guild.
Sequel
Because A Whole Nother Story was so popular, Dr. Soup wrote a sequel! The next book is called Another Whole Nother Story and came out on February 24, 2012.
