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Wiff and Dirty George

The Z.E.B.R.A. Incident
by Stephen R. Swinburne
168p. 978-1-59078-755-7.
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Gr 4-6 In 1960s London, Wiff and Dirty George, 12-year-old friends, inadvertently stumble upon a mad scientist's plot for world domination. When the man proves to be one of Wiff's long-lost relatives, the boys embark on a mission to discover his secret lair and upset his nefarious schemes. Wacky adventures ensue as they are imprisoned in glass bubbles by henchmen in rabbit suits. They escape with the help of a would-be princess, just in time to foil the villain's plan to kidnap the Queen of England. This novel is light on character development but strong in fun plot elements. Swinburne employs just enough British terminology to establish the setting, without overwhelming readers with unfamiliar terms. Hand this book to fans of Wendelin Van Draanen's "Shredderman" series (Knopf) and books featuring best friends who land in weird situations."Misti Tidman, Boyd County Public Library, Ashland, KY" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
British best friends Wiff and Dirty George (nicknames, thankfully) witness a bizarre event on the tube: a man dressed as a rabbit uses a device to make everyone's pants drop. This is but the first in a long line of oddities that fill their story. Funny, but perhaps too gratuitously strange (and with too much British slang) for its intended audience.

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