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Max Disaster #3
Alien Eraser Reveals the Secrets of Evolution
Max grapples with the outrageousness of divorced parents beginning to date — and other mysteries of evolution — in his third quirky notebook.
Welcome to Max’s book of inventions, experiments, comic strips, and random thoughts about school, the universe, evolution, and parents who definitely don’t act the way parents are supposed to act. Luckily for Max, he has a place to jot down his biggest questions and most amazing discoveries. This zany mix of comics, concoctions, and contraptions helps Max tells the story of his topsy-turvy life and how he comes to terms with a changing family.
Welcome to Max’s book of inventions, experiments, comic strips, and random thoughts about school, the universe, evolution, and parents who definitely don’t act the way parents are supposed to act. Luckily for Max, he has a place to jot down his biggest questions and most amazing discoveries. This zany mix of comics, concoctions, and contraptions helps Max tells the story of his topsy-turvy life and how he comes to terms with a changing family.
- GenresChildrens
56 pages, Hardcover
First published October 13, 2009
About the author
Marissa Moss
118 books265 followersMarissa Moss has written more than seventy books, from picture books to middle-grade and young adult novels. Best known for the Amelia's Notebook series, her books are popular with teachers and children alike. Her picture book Barbed Wire Baseball won the California Book Award gold medal. Moss is also the founder of Creston Books, an independent children's publishing house.
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March 8, 2024
The third and final book of the Max Disaster continues onward about learning to adapt to changes. Max is still heart broken about his parents' divorce, and much to his chargin, his Mom is dating again. This coincides with his class learning about evolution, a series of changes to adapt to new environment. Max is about to learn of more changes to come.
Initially, the book started off good with Max adjusting to his family's situation and his angst about his Mom moving on. However, there's really no closure about the situation. Although by the end, Max accepts he'll have to learn to adapt again, it was never brought up much about the conflict he has with both parents. In fact, I would his family was barely present much to the plot. While it's admirable Marissa Moss tries to aim at the boy demographic with Max, it felt a little lackluster and with minimal development going on in storyline too. It's a shame, cause I did enjoy her Amelia series a lot more than I did this one.
Initially, the book started off good with Max adjusting to his family's situation and his angst about his Mom moving on. However, there's really no closure about the situation. Although by the end, Max accepts he'll have to learn to adapt again, it was never brought up much about the conflict he has with both parents. In fact, I would his family was barely present much to the plot. While it's admirable Marissa Moss tries to aim at the boy demographic with Max, it felt a little lackluster and with minimal development going on in storyline too. It's a shame, cause I did enjoy her Amelia series a lot more than I did this one.
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