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Zack Files #6
[( I'm out of My Body-- Please Leave a Message )] [by: Dan Greenburg] [Jun-2005]
Zack's friend Spencer suggests they try astral travel. But there's one problem with out-of-body travel once you've been to the zoo, seen the Statue of Liberty and flown into your teacher's bedroom without taking your body along - how do you get back in?
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First published February 1, 1997
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About the author
Dan Greenburg
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BOOKS:
Dan's 73 books have been published in 24 countries.
His adult best-sellers include EXES, LOVE KILLS, HOW TO BE A JEWISH MOTHER, HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE, and HOW TO AVOID LOVE AND MARRIAGE. How to be a Jewish Mother sold several million copies. It and How to Make Yourself Miserable were in print for 30 years and were on Publishers Weekly’s list of all-time bestsellers.
Amazon will publish Dan’s third psychological thriller, FEAR ITSELF, in January 2014. They’ll also republish his first two thrillers, EXES and LOVE KILLS.
He’s written four series of children's books: THE ZACK FILES, SECRETS OF DRIPPING FANG, WEIRD PLANET, and MAXIMUM BOY. The Zack Files sold more than 2 million copies, was translated into 20 languages, and generated an Emmy-winning 52-episode TV series that ran on Showtime and Fox Family.
ADVENTURES:
Dan has written extensively about his adventures:
Riding with NYPD homicide detectives for two years to research thrillers FEAR ITSELF, EXES, and LOVE KILLS.
Interviewing murderers alone in their maximum security prison cells for FEAR ITSELF.
Attending autopsies in the NYC morgue for EXES.
Learning how to discipline tigers and lions on a Texas tiger ranch.
Swimming with 80,000 lb. humpback whales in the deep ocean.
Flying upside down with a stunt pilot in an open-cockpit biplane.
Participating in dangerous voodoo rites in Haiti.
Riding with NYC firemen for four months and following them into burning buildings.
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
Assisting exorcists in a Connecticut house attacked by poltergeists.
Acting a major character role in a Western movie filmed in Spain.
Doing stand-up comedy at the New York Improv, and on TV talk shows.
Getting screamed at by Orson Welles on the set of Catch-22 in Mexico.
MAGAZINES:
Dan’s articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, New York Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Time, Life, Newsweek, Ms., Playboy, and have been reprinted in 44 humor anthologies in the U.S. and England.
MOVIES AND TV:
Dan has had six of his feature films produced, two of which are on Variety’s list of top grossing films.
THEATER:
Along with Jules Feiffer, John Lennon and Samuel Beckett, Dan was a contributor to Oh! Calcutta!, which ran on Broadway for 21 years. He was also a contributor to Free to be You and Me, which ran off and on Broadway for years.
MISC.:
Dan has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Larry King Live, and Late Night with David Letterman. He grew up in Chicago, got his BFA from the University of Illinois, and his MFA from UCLA. He lives in Westchester, NY and British Columbia with his author wife Judith Greenburg and many cats.
dan@dangreenburg.com
BOOKS:
Dan's 73 books have been published in 24 countries.
His adult best-sellers include EXES, LOVE KILLS, HOW TO BE A JEWISH MOTHER, HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE, and HOW TO AVOID LOVE AND MARRIAGE. How to be a Jewish Mother sold several million copies. It and How to Make Yourself Miserable were in print for 30 years and were on Publishers Weekly’s list of all-time bestsellers.
Amazon will publish Dan’s third psychological thriller, FEAR ITSELF, in January 2014. They’ll also republish his first two thrillers, EXES and LOVE KILLS.
He’s written four series of children's books: THE ZACK FILES, SECRETS OF DRIPPING FANG, WEIRD PLANET, and MAXIMUM BOY. The Zack Files sold more than 2 million copies, was translated into 20 languages, and generated an Emmy-winning 52-episode TV series that ran on Showtime and Fox Family.
ADVENTURES:
Dan has written extensively about his adventures:
Riding with NYPD homicide detectives for two years to research thrillers FEAR ITSELF, EXES, and LOVE KILLS.
Interviewing murderers alone in their maximum security prison cells for FEAR ITSELF.
Attending autopsies in the NYC morgue for EXES.
Learning how to discipline tigers and lions on a Texas tiger ranch.
Swimming with 80,000 lb. humpback whales in the deep ocean.
Flying upside down with a stunt pilot in an open-cockpit biplane.
Participating in dangerous voodoo rites in Haiti.
Riding with NYC firemen for four months and following them into burning buildings.
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
Assisting exorcists in a Connecticut house attacked by poltergeists.
Acting a major character role in a Western movie filmed in Spain.
Doing stand-up comedy at the New York Improv, and on TV talk shows.
Getting screamed at by Orson Welles on the set of Catch-22 in Mexico.
MAGAZINES:
Dan’s articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, New York Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Time, Life, Newsweek, Ms., Playboy, and have been reprinted in 44 humor anthologies in the U.S. and England.
MOVIES AND TV:
Dan has had six of his feature films produced, two of which are on Variety’s list of top grossing films.
THEATER:
Along with Jules Feiffer, John Lennon and Samuel Beckett, Dan was a contributor to Oh! Calcutta!, which ran on Broadway for 21 years. He was also a contributor to Free to be You and Me, which ran off and on Broadway for years.
MISC.:
Dan has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Larry King Live, and Late Night with David Letterman. He grew up in Chicago, got his BFA from the University of Illinois, and his MFA from UCLA. He lives in Westchester, NY and British Columbia with his author wife Judith Greenburg and many cats.
dan@dangreenburg.com
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April 3, 2018
Zack is out of his body. He never read the instruction, how to get in the body. Now he has to have a body to turn the page to instruction. But how ?
April 9, 2019
We see Zack and his friend leave their bodies behind to storm the town. It was interesting but compared to some others of the Zack files, this was lacking something.
September 28, 2020
I have read this book and I'm struggling to find a way to get back into my body.
February 16, 2025
This was really interesting bc I actually learned about astral travel before. Zack n Spencer actually float around and have adventures.
August 3, 2020
Very similar to the fairly odd parents this genre is great for adults and children
October 7, 2012
-Grosset&Dunlap
-Time: 10/4=20minutes 10/5=60minutes
-7-word summary: Boys-out of-their body-go-somewhere-return-dream
1.Have you ever been out of your body?
No, I haven't. But I want to do it.
2.Which is the most exciting dream you have ever seen it?
The dream that I made friends with Mickey Mouse is the best.
I can read this book without a dictionary and understand the story. I'm really happy and I enjoyed reading. I like this series' book so I'm going to read other this series' next time.
-Time: 10/4=20minutes 10/5=60minutes
-7-word summary: Boys-out of-their body-go-somewhere-return-dream
1.Have you ever been out of your body?
No, I haven't. But I want to do it.
2.Which is the most exciting dream you have ever seen it?
The dream that I made friends with Mickey Mouse is the best.
I can read this book without a dictionary and understand the story. I'm really happy and I enjoyed reading. I like this series' book so I'm going to read other this series' next time.
December 9, 2012
The Zack Files #6
-time;70
-7word summary=moving-smart-book-try-leave-anywhere-not return
-discussion question
1.if you can do astral projection, then what would you do?
in my case, i probabry would go anywhere like zack and friend.
2.in this book, zack's friend took the interesting book. do you have any interesting book? what is it?
i have haly potter series complytly. zack can do astral projection but i couldn't do the magic.
-time;70
-7word summary=moving-smart-book-try-leave-anywhere-not return
-discussion question
1.if you can do astral projection, then what would you do?
in my case, i probabry would go anywhere like zack and friend.
2.in this book, zack's friend took the interesting book. do you have any interesting book? what is it?
i have haly potter series complytly. zack can do astral projection but i couldn't do the magic.
October 12, 2013
THE ZACK FILES,RL?
63min
7word summary
Zack,Spencer,body,empty,journey,trouble,solve
Discussion Question
If you were out of your body, do you want to go?
I want to just fly like a bird.
Contents
One day, Zack and his friend Spencer were out of their body because of reading one book.
After that they went to zoo, and then they had trouble.
The most interesting scene was that they didn't know how their body come back.
Eventually, they found it out, so they could come back.
63min
7word summary
Zack,Spencer,body,empty,journey,trouble,solve
Discussion Question
If you were out of your body, do you want to go?
I want to just fly like a bird.
Contents
One day, Zack and his friend Spencer were out of their body because of reading one book.
After that they went to zoo, and then they had trouble.
The most interesting scene was that they didn't know how their body come back.
Eventually, they found it out, so they could come back.
October 10, 2012
Level?
10/9=25min 10/10=35min
7 words summary
weird-dream-astral-travel-zoo-genious-unconscious
1.Have you ever experienced out of your body?
Never. I hope I could experience such a precious time.
If you would experienced, please tell me detail.
2.Do you have a good memory of dream?
Yes,I have flied a sky once. I was a kind of hero.
I want to experience it again!
October 21, 2012
I chose this book because Ryosuke recommended this.
7 words
Boys Try Sleep Out-of-Body Journey Can't Return
Do you want to be out of your body?
Yes,I do. I want to fly. It sounds exciting. If I could be out of my body, I want to go abroad.
If you could fly, what do you want to do?
If I could fly, I want to go to Korea, Italia, and so on and do something surprise to my friends.
60 min.
7 words
Boys Try Sleep Out-of-Body Journey Can't Return
Do you want to be out of your body?
Yes,I do. I want to fly. It sounds exciting. If I could be out of my body, I want to go abroad.
If you could fly, what do you want to do?
If I could fly, I want to go to Korea, Italia, and so on and do something surprise to my friends.
60 min.
April 8, 2012
I Think this would be kind of cool to be able to float out of your body while your sleep. But I bet if anything, your be tired when your get back lol. I would have to try that on the weekend. Jk lol.
Want to read
October 31, 2013ghjmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Read
October 14, 2009just read it this school year
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