Bart King's Blog, page 50

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An Amazing Story!

I discovered this piano at our local park this morning. So I sat and banged out a few notes – and found myself magically transported into a production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"!

Hey, The Drake Equation got a nice review over at th...

Hey, The Drake Equation got a nice review over at the Always in the Middle blog! 

The review reads, in part: 

This is a wildly imaginative story with science fiction pushing the plot forward . . . A believable group of friends and enemies add to the fun and intrigue. There are also several unexpected twists throughout. I couldn’t wait to reach that final page to see how all of this mayhem would get solved... 

The dialog is witty especially when it’s between Noah and his middle school crowd. Those years as a teacher served Bart King well. 

[And there are] aliens, but not like ones you’ve ever experienced in print before. I’m sure kids will be smiling like I was with their appearance.

Ooh, and here's another reader reaction from GoodReads:

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Teachers in the summertime are like:

It's time for your Friday magic trick:

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This is what our neighborhood's like right now.

Most of you know me as a "button-down" kind of a guy.

Ah, but you should have seen me in the '70s! Correction: You shouldn't have seen me in the '70s.

I read somewhere that this is good advice.

Via.

Yesterday was the perfect day.