My Life as a Screaming Skydiver

The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle #14

by Bill Myers

Only master of mayhem Wally McDoogle can turn an innocent game of laser tag into international espionage. From the Swiss Alps to the African plains, Agent 00 1/7th bumblingly employs such top-secret gizmos as rocket-powered toilet paper, exploding dental floss and the ever-popular transformer tacos (don't laugh, they get great gas mileage) in a desperate attempt to stop the dreaded and super secret . . . Giggle Gun. It isn't until Wally finally takes responsibility for his actions (which unfortunately involves leaping out of a jet fighter traveling 1.2 gazillion miles an hour), that he is finally able to save his life. . . And while he is at it, the entire free world.

Genres: Humor, Christian, Fiction, Childrens, Christian Fiction, Young Adult, Chapter Books

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Bill Myers was born into a Christian home, and although as a child he became bored with Christianity, he decided at the University of Washington quote, to "make God my boss." Ironically, at the University his worst subject was writing. He claims to have prayed, and said that he would be able to do anything for God, except write. Even so, he has become a prominent Christian writer, and has a large amount of successful books and films to his credit.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library)]

Another crazy adventure in this series.

[Christy Grace]

Silly, Superpowered, and So worth the read!

Facing the idea of taking responsibility, with a funny tone that I could easily see why appealed to me in school - this book was fantastic (move aside kids, I'm taking over the Wally McDoogle books and reading them for myself!).

I read this in Yr5, and again as a late 20s adult and it held up both times for me.
There's something about this book. Yes it was silly, outlandish, and impossibly ridiculous, but it WORKED!

The funny jokes (which I still enjoyed as an adult), the breaks in paragraphs just to give descriptive words of Wally's uncoordinated hits, and the uplifting tone throughout was perfect.
I loved the simple message (taking responsibility for our actions - mistake or not), and it was delivered in such an entertaining way that it didn't even feel like a "lesson".

Highly recommended to kids for the simple, entertaining, and solid life advice in these books.

[Cheyenne]

This has to be one of my fav ones of this serious! I hope you injoy this serious as much as I have!