Jackpot
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When a warm March day beckons Aldo and his best friend, Jack, outdoors to their fort under the giant pine tree, stick-in-the-mud Aldo gets, well, stuck in the mud. As they dig Aldo’s sneakers out from the embankment, they unearth a humungous bone, which rock-hound Jack believes to be a dinosaur fossil from the Jurassic period.
Their hilarious quest to figure out the bone’s origin and value takes them to the nearby university, the local pawn shop, the famous dino dig site a few hours away, and finally, over spring break, to Dinosaur National Monument.
Meanwhile, Aldo discovers the Indiana Jones movies, writes a book report on Journey to the Center of the Earth, starts in on a jumbo jawbreaker, and tolerates Bee, whose new found passion for journalism could make or break him.
This tenth installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series also includes a glossary of fun and challenging “J words,” such as juju, jocular, and jinxed.
Hardcover • Illustrated chapter book
ISBN: 978-1-934649-49-7
Published June 2014
For readers 7-13
Guided reading level: S
160 pages
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Their hilarious quest to figure out the bone’s origin and value takes them to the nearby university, the local pawn shop, the famous dino dig site a few hours away, and finally, over spring break, to Dinosaur National Monument.
Meanwhile, Aldo discovers the Indiana Jones movies, writes a book report on Journey to the Center of the Earth, starts in on a jumbo jawbreaker, and tolerates Bee, whose new found passion for journalism could make or break him.
This tenth installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series also includes a glossary of fun and challenging “J words,” such as juju, jocular, and jinxed.
Hardcover • Illustrated chapter book
ISBN: 978-1-934649-49-7
Published June 2014
For readers 7-13
Guided reading level: S
160 pages
Download an excerpt of Jackpot.
Loved it? Review Jackpot on Goodreads.
"The Aldo Zelnick comic novel series just keeps getting better and better! The newest installment, Jackpot, has it all: Spring Break adventures, a real-life dinosaur treasure hunt, hard-won lessons about fame and fortune, and too many laugh-out-loud moments to count... Aldo ultimately learns the true meaning of fame, fortune, and enduring friendship. (I dare you to read the ending of this book with a dry eye.) Young readers will be entertained, educated, tickled and inspired by Jackpot - as well as learning about all things "J". Not to be missed"
-Christine K. Goold on Amazon
-Christine K. Goold on Amazon