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Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan
By (Author) Frances O'Roark Dowell
Illustrated by Amy June Bates
5
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum
1st July 2020
Reprint
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
192
Width 140mm, Height 191mm, Spine 13mm
143g
Sam Graham wants a cell phone to help him with his research, but when his parents say no, he has to come up with another way to keep all the info he needs in his pocket in this hilarious fifth chapter book in the Sam the Man series from Frances ORoark Dowell.
Here are the facts: Sam Graham is an information man. But to get information, you need to do research. You never know when youll need an urgent piece of infolike, say, the number for a chicken emergency hotlineso a resource for instant research is a must! This is why Sam needs a cell phone.
Unfortunately, Mom and Dad disagree. So, Sam has to come up with a plan. But what is small enough to fit in your pocket and can hold all the information you need Sam will have to go old-school with his latest plan and use a handy notebook instead. Luckily, retro is in, and la Nick in Andrew Clementss Frindle, Sam might just start the latest trend!
Frances ORoark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author ofDovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award;Where Id Like to Be;The Secret Language of Girlsand its sequelsThe Kind of Friends We Used to BeandThe Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away;Chicken Boy;Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series;Falling In;The Second Life of Abigail Walker, which received three starred reviews;Anybody Shining;Ten Miles Past Normal;Trouble the Water; the Sam the Man series;The Class;How to Build a Story; and most recently,Hazard. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.
Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series;Sweet DreamsandThats What Id Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; andWaiting for the Magicby Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author-illustrator ofThe Big Umbrella, whichBooklistraved, A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion. She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.