Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines

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The hilarious first book in an all-new illustrated middle-grade series starring young inventor Rube Goldbergnow in paperback Grab a wrench, flip a switch, and get ready to spring into this all-new, side-splitting illustrated series featuring a young master of machinesRube Goldberg! With summer gone too quickly, Rube must finally face what hes been dreading all vacation: middle school! Hes not ready for new classes, new people, new everythingand its really taking a toll on him. With his anxieties in full gear, all Rube wants to do is do what he does best: invent! When Principal Kim announces that the school is going to throw a Contraption ConventionCon ConRube is ready to show off his skills and get out of his funk! But things just cant seem to go right for Rube: He gets banned from Con Con, his friendships are strained, and weird, ghostly incidents begin to throw the town into total chaos. But Rube has a big solution to every little problem, and hes ready to get back on track, solve the ghostly mystery, and come up with something brilliant before its time to face the judging table!

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"Snider accurately conveys feelings of change and growth at a time when tweens are truly still children . . . Steckley's black-and-white illustrations evoke the cluttered, mad-scientist feel of Rube's workspace. . ." --Kirkus Reviews
"This book made my kids laugh and got them off screens. No really. It's magic."--Jim Gaffigan, comedian
"With middle school humor and entertaining images, Rube learns to navigate strange and difficult situations in this first installment of the "Rube Goldberg" series." --School Library Journal

Author Bio

Brandon T. Snider is the bestselling author of the award-winning Dark Knight Manual, as well as the Avengers: Infinity War: The Cosmic Quest series. Additionally, he has written books featuring Cartoon Network favorites including Adventure Time and Regular Show, Marvels Spider-Man and Black Panther, plus pop culture icons such as Justice League, Star Wars, and The Muppets. He lives in New York City, where he is a member of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. Jennifer George is president of the Rube Goldberg Institute for Innovation and Creativity. George is Rube Goldbergs granddaughter and lives and works in New York City. Ed Steckley is an award-winning print and advertising illustrator. He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, and currently lives in Queens, New York. He is on the board of directors of the National Cartoonist Society and is president of its New York City chapter.