Recommended ages: 7-10
Good for kids who like: cars, racing, action, comedy
Desert Dustup is the first book of the Wheelnuts! series. The series will likely have 5 books total to cover each track of the craziest race on earth - desert, haunted town, outer space, underwater and jungle. The six duos (dinosaurs, aliens, fairies, babies, actors/singers and a grandpa/grandson team) start in what will be the wildest no rules race of their lives. No holds barred in this race, any cheat is acceptable to get you to win - burps, volcanoes, and little old ladies included. But when things get unexpectedly rough, they still understand the value of setting aside the competition to work together as a bigger team.
If you have any reluctant readers in your family, this is a great book to get them interested in reading again. Every page is completely in color and has plenty of pictures to break up the monotony of reading a whole page of text. The humor is very age appropriate, the text is medium sized, and the chapters are short enough that you can do one or two a night if you have younger readers. Highly recommended for boys and girls who aren't quite sure about reading, or avid readers who love comedy (let's be real - what kid doesn't love to laugh?). The map of the racetrack in the beginning of the book is also a very nice touch since it gives you an idea of what will happen in the book!
The second book of the series is called Spooky Smackdown and is already out, but I don't own it. If you like Desert Dustup though, be sure to pick up Spooky Smackdown as a perfect lead up to Halloween this year.
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