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1) Stealing air
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Description
Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process.
3) Mechanica
Author
Series
Mechanica volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A retelling of Cinderella about an indomitable inventor-mechanic who finds her prince but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all"--
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Series
Andrew lost volume 9
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
When Uncle Al is kidnapped by Dr. Kron-Tox and sent to prehistoric times, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot try to use Uncle Al's latest invention, the Time-A-Tron, to rescue him, and learn first-hand about the origins of the universe.
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Series
Whole nother story trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
243 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
When Mr. Cheeseman and his three "smart, polite, and relatively odor-free" children journey to the not-so-distant past, they meet something utterly surprising--the alternate versions of themselves.
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Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
Description
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Rosie is working with Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters, on designing a new invention, but when her designs keep failing, Rosie starts to lose hope until her friends Iggy and Ada offer some help
7) Unleashed
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Luthor the Doberman, a former attack dog, has a good home with Savannah Drysdale, but every time a certain truck passes he goes into a frenzy, while Griffin Bing is caught up in trying to beat his rival, Darren Vader, at an invention contest.
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Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 2
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Description
"Nick and his friends race against their foes to retrieve more pieces of Tesla's free energy transmitter, only to see them fall into the hands of the Accelerati's shadowy leader"--
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
[25] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
When he has enough of his city job, Fred decides to live a life of ease and comfort by working on a farm in the country, but things are not what Fred expected when he spends a few days working in his new surroundings.
10) Sky jumpers
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
275 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Description
"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in hand when a group of bandits invades the town"--
12) Tesla's attic
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 3
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Description
"It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"--
14) Floozombies!
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Series
Fizzopolis volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
143, 19 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Harold Fuzzwonker, his best pal, Floyd, and the Fizzies must figure out how to convey gallons of Fizz to the Snood Candy Factory, where the creatures are occupied with a world class sugar surge, without uncovering Fizzpolis area.
15) Junkyard wonders
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
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Series
Creature Department novels volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. When Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual 'employees' to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department"--
17) Slob
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
199 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.
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Series
My weirdest school volume 8
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Description
"A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentery School start a company to sell their brand new invention-a heated, scented, talking toilet seat!"--
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
With the town's annual Grand Festival of Inventions coming up, Cleonardo is determined to invent something impressive to enter, something that will impress her inventor father Geonardo.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
[25] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Description
Once a month--every week in the summer--Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones.
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