A Whole Nother Story (Whole Nother Story, 1)

Cuthbert Soup

ISBN 10: 1441875522 ISBN 13: 9781441875525

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2010

Synopsis

The Cheesemans are a family on the run. Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of evildoers want to get their greedy hands on it. Mr. Cheeseman and his three children must keep their identities secret and stay one step ahead of the villains as they run from town to town, escape dangerous situations, even change their names. Luckily, though they may not have the names they were born with, they do have their smarts ― and quite a bit of good luck. They’ll soon encounter a bunch of unusual but helpful characters, some of whom are really far more than they appear to be. The first of these characters is Dr. Cuthbert Soup. He not only runs the National Center for Unsolicited Advice, he also serves as narrator for this madcap adventure story, offering a word or two of wisdom from time to time. Sometimes, Dr. Soup even has four words ― like now: Listen to this book.

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Review

Amazon Best Books of the Month, December 2009: What's a family to do when its scientist-inventor-dad builds a time machine that governments, super spies with chimpanzees, and just about every evil organization in the world want to get their hands on--at any cost? Run for their lives, of course! In the very first chapter, the recently widowed Ethan Cheeseman, and his three "smart, pleasant, witty, attractive, polite, and relatively odor free" kids are roused from their beds in the wee hours of the morning by their trusty canine alarm system--their psychic and hairless dog, Pinky. They pack up the family station wagon and head out of town, eluding the bad guys by mere seconds. In this fast-paced and very humorous adventure, the Cheeseman clan hits the highway in search of a new home where they can settle down and be a normal family (whatever that is). Along the way, they use their smarts to outwit and outpace the bad guys. Every page of this debut novel, narrated by the unusual Dr. Cuthbert Soup, is full of snappy dialogue, unexpected twists and turns, and unsolicited advice on subjects ranging from how to choose a dog to timely advice on time travel. Middle grade readers who dig the tongue-twisters, quirky villains, hilarious hijinx, and brave and brainy kids of the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch will find lots to laugh-out-loud about in a A Whole Nother Story. --Lauren Nemroff

About the Author

Cuthbert Hubert Egbert Soup was born, at a very young age, to Filbert and Roberta Soup, in Vienna, Austria. As founder, president and vice president of the National Center for Unsolicited Advice, he has earned millions by making himself so annoying that people pay him to go away. Dr. Soup is currently working on a Broadway musical based on the life of Chester A. Arthur, our nation’s least famous president (a fact for which he has become quite well known). The musical will be performed entirely by sock puppets. On ice. In German. Dr. Soup lives in a luxurious mansion that is "actual size," with his two pet snails, Gooey and Squishy, and his dog, Kevin, who is neither gooey nor squishy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1441875522
• ISBN 13: 9781441875525
• Binding: Audio CD