THE FANTASTIC FAMILY WHIPPLE
THE FANTASTIC FAMILY WHIPPLE
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· Family · 310 pages
When a series of bizarre catastrophes befalls the Most World-Record-Breaking Family on Earth, it’s up to their one recordless son to solve the mystery and save them from doom—as he struggles all the while to earn his first world record and prove himself worthy of the family name.
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Matthew Ward
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Matthew Ward once won a car in a writing contest sponsored by TiVo, earning him the title of "TiVo Ambassador." After hanging up his ambassadorial sash (right next to his diplomatic top hat), he became a children's author, with two novels at Penguin Random House and a picture book at HarperCollins. His books have been optioned for film by DreamWorks...
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THE FANTASTIC FAMILY WHIPPLE, a Roald-Dahlesque middle-grade novel, is followed by the sequel WAR OF THE WORLD RECORDS, both published by Penguin Random House. The books have previously been optioned by DreamWorks Animation and as a live-action project by 20th Century / 21 Laps (Night at the Museum, Stranger Things.) The rights are currently available (and looking for a good, loving home).