Ten-year-old Bernie Dingledorf is recruited as a secret agent to fight Dr. Chuckles, who is forcing the smart people of the world to laugh uncontrollably so that they will be what he wants them to be instead of what God wants them to be.
In The Case of the Hiccupping Ears, people all over the world are forgetting how to eat, see, hear, smell, and even walk! What on earth is going on? The boys at B.A.D.D. (Bungling Agents Dedicated to Destruction) are once again at work. Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and Splat can stop them.
Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and his trusty dog, Splat, can find the answer. Only they can save the day while also learning the importance of obeying those in charge. This funny, zany story is an adventure about following rules and the chaos that happens when we don't! Book jacket.
In Secret Agent Dingledorf's sixth top-secret case, everyone's pets are going crazy! Cats think they can sing opera. Dogs think they're country-western stars. Even Priscilla's turtles think they can yodel! Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and his trusty dog, Splat-created by the outrageously funny Bill Myers-can solve the case and save the day. Black-and-white illustrations bring the mystery to life as everyone learns a little lesson about the importance of treating pets and animals with kindness.
The earth is being invaded by worms! They're everywhere...crawling on kid's toothbrushes, squirming in their sandwhiches, making guest appearances in Mom's spaghetti dinner. And worst of all, people find them...tasty! But is it really an invasion or the work of B.A.D.D. (Bungling Angents Dedicated to Destruction)? Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and his trusty dog, Splat, can find out and save the day...while also realizing the importance of doing good and helping others.
It started out with just one little lie. But now, everybody is coming down with the dreaded disease-Priscilla, parents, even Super-dud, er, Super-dog, Splat. They go to bed perfectly normal one night, then wake up the nest morning with jet-powered toenails! Who knows the truth behind this awful sickness? Who can stop it? Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and his not-so-trusty (at least in this book) sidekick Splat can find the cure and save the day...while discovering how important it is to be honest and tell the truth.
Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside)and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr. With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O'Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you're a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!
From the two defining personalities of post-cyberpunk SF, a brilliant collaboration to rival 1987's The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, Spaced, and Star Trek. Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise -- actor, comedian, writer, and supergeek Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows. Having landed on the U.S. movie scene in the surprise cult hit Shaun of the Dead, his enduring appeal and rise to movie stardom has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronic, but mostly just plain great. From his childhood (and subsequently adult) obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with Nick Frost, and his forays into stand-up comedy, which began with his regular Monday-morning slot in front of his twelve-year-old classmates, Simon has always had a severe and dangerous case of the funnies. Whether recounting his experience working as a lifeguard at the city pool, going to Comic-Con for the first time and confessing to Carrie Fisher that he used to kiss her picture every night before he went to sleep, or meeting and working with heroes that include Peter Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Quentin Tarantino, Pegg offers a hilarious look at the journey to becoming an international superstar.