Stranger Things Have Happened cover

Stranger Things Have Happened

Author: Strand, Jeff

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 4.5
Points 8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 56930
Points per Word 0.000141
Page Count 289
Points per Page 0.027682

Description

Fifteen-year-old Marcus is determined to uphold the honor of his great-grandfather, Zachary the Stupendous, a famous magician from the past. To prove himself, Marcus attempts a daring magic trick involving a disappearing shark. The book is part of the Middle Grades Plus reading level (6 and up).

Quick Summary

Jeff Strand serves up a laugh-out-loud magical disaster in this story about a fifteen-year-old who attempts his great-grandfather's legendary disappearing shark trick, complete with a live shark, a panicked audience, and chaos that spirals in The Most Wonderful Thing in the World hilarious ways. Kids will devour the over-the-top gross-out humor, the ridiculous magic mishaps, and Marcus's desperate attempts to save face when everything goes spectacularly wrong. If your kid loves the wacky chaos of Captain Underpants or the awkward humor of Diary of a Minecraft Creeper: Attack of the Barking Spider! a Minecraft Creeper: Attack of the Barking Spider! Wimpy Kid, they'll absolutely eat this up. Perfect for kids ages 10 and up in grades 5 through 8 who want a comedy that's as absurd as it is heartwarming.