Hot Air
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2008 · Est. 4 hour read

Hot Air

By Charles Ogden, Rick Carton (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Edgar & Ellen Nodyssey series

Twins face a mayoral election and a global threat as a secret balm falls into dangerous hands.

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192 pages· 27,856 words· Est. 4 hour read
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In Nod's Limbs, Edgar and Ellen are celebrated pranksters, but their fame may cost them. As the town's first mayoral election without the Knightleighs looms, the twins must navigate a perilous game. The secret of a powerful balm, crucial to humanity's safety, is at risk. Could it be their old foe, The Mason, or the enigmatic Man in the Paper Bag Mask who holds it? With the planet's future hanging in the balance, Edgar and Ellen must outwit their adversaries and reclaim their edge before it's too late.

From the publisher

Lo! A mad experience resumes! Things have changed for Edgar and Ellen. With Augustus Nod back from the dead and the Knightleighs in disgrace, the good citizens of Nod’s Limbs don’t merely tolerate pranking, they embrace it. They’ve even made the troublesome twins local heroes. Great, right? Well, maybe not. Edgar and Ellen could be losing their edge just when they need it most. The outcome of the first-ever Nod’s Limbs Knightleigh-less mayoral election is in their hands…and perhaps of slightly greater importance, the future of the planet. Humanity’s safety rests in the secret of the balm, which may have just fallen into the wrong hands. Is it the twins’ old nemesis, The Mason? Or the mysterious Man in the Paper Bag Mask? Or someone even more frightening?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
192
Words
27,856
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
800L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about twinsBooks about politics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~S
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
125014
Publication
Published
August 1, 2008
First published
January 1, 2008
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416954651

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