The Fantastic Family Whipple

By Matthew Ward

A boy must save his record-breaking family from disaster and mysterious clowns.

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400 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Arthur Whipple is the only one in his family who hasn't broken a world record. As his siblings bask in their achievements, Arthur faces a bigger challenge: saving his family from a series of strange disasters and the unsettling presence of two peculiar clowns. Can Arthur step up and become the hero his family needs, or will they lose their legendary status forever? Dive into a world of quirky records and unexpected heroism.

From the publisher

For every child who’s ever dreamed of being in the Guinness Book of World Records comes the story of eleven-year-old Arthur Whipple and his fantastic family of world record breakers . . . - Most Crème Brulée Eaten in One Minute- Highest Number of Matching Outfits Worn by a Stuffed Toy and Its Owner- Youngest Person to Summit the Third-Highest Mountain in the World These are just three of the 49,521 records won by Arthur’s twelve brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, unlike his siblings, Arthur hasn’t broken a single, solitary world record! But when the Whipples suffer a spate of catastrophes and a curious amount of attention from a pair of irregularly sized and unusually menacing clowns, Arthur might be the only one who can save his family from losing their collective crown . . . or worse. A 2013 BOOK EXPO AMERICA (BEA) BUZZ PANEL SELECTION!

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