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The Discombobulated Shenanigans of Oscar and Timothy
Too-smart-for-his-own-good Oscar meets fellow fifth grader Timothy who he discovers has a secret power—mind control to change people’s minds, making them do whatever he wants. Oscar uses his new friendship to get out of detention and ace a history presentation. But when they have a sleepover and Timothy empowers Oscar with a limited ability of time travel, the two figure out how not to use their powers even in the most desperate of moments.
130 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2022
About the author
John Hope
54 books28 followersForever seeking new adventures, John Hope lives a life of energizing enterprises. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida , John earned his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and since 1999 has developed and designed software for simulators, websites, traveler information systems, and numerous other technical widgets. All the while, he has quenched his creative hunger with writing a few novels, hundreds of poems and short stories, several short plays many of which he's acted and/or directed, puppeteered in countless skits, and built a number of toy train layouts. To keep a steady rhythm in his life, John has run over 30,000 miles in various road and trail races and training runs through the years, including captaining the UCF Men's Cross Country team, achieving TAAC all conference, managing 5k races, and at times traversing entire states in relay teams and triathlons.
Currently at home in Central Florida, John loves spending time with this family and friends. Whether he's traveling thousands of miles in a car or playing board games on the living room floor, he loves the company and conversations and laughs with the ones he loves. He often pulls from these times with his family and loved ones to create wonderfully tender moments and hilariously vivid characters in his writing.
John first got the writing itch as a child. With the help of his elementary school's reading specialist, he saw his first choose-your-own-adventure book printed, laminated, and bound at the school library and made available to his peers. He continued his love of writing through the telling of bible stories via puppet shows at church and writing for his high school's newspaper, including drawing humorous comics strips. Through these experiences, he saw the importance of connecting with an audience, telling thought-provoking stories with memorable characters, and the value of humor in his writing.
Shortly after marrying the love of his life, John was blessed with the birth of his daughter and son. Reading night after night to his kids, he revived his writing by making up stories for his kids. This lead to a number of published books that came directly from these stories: The Band Aid, Frozen Floppies, and Pankyland. He still works as a software engineer, a career he enjoys at times, but his heart remains in his writing.
John writes every day. Throughout the year, he gives writing and storytelling-centered presentations to variety of audiences, primarily elementary and middle schools. He stays connected to his audience with a monthly newsletter and publishing a story story every month, as well as a new book every few months.
Currently at home in Central Florida, John loves spending time with this family and friends. Whether he's traveling thousands of miles in a car or playing board games on the living room floor, he loves the company and conversations and laughs with the ones he loves. He often pulls from these times with his family and loved ones to create wonderfully tender moments and hilariously vivid characters in his writing.
John first got the writing itch as a child. With the help of his elementary school's reading specialist, he saw his first choose-your-own-adventure book printed, laminated, and bound at the school library and made available to his peers. He continued his love of writing through the telling of bible stories via puppet shows at church and writing for his high school's newspaper, including drawing humorous comics strips. Through these experiences, he saw the importance of connecting with an audience, telling thought-provoking stories with memorable characters, and the value of humor in his writing.
Shortly after marrying the love of his life, John was blessed with the birth of his daughter and son. Reading night after night to his kids, he revived his writing by making up stories for his kids. This lead to a number of published books that came directly from these stories: The Band Aid, Frozen Floppies, and Pankyland. He still works as a software engineer, a career he enjoys at times, but his heart remains in his writing.
John writes every day. Throughout the year, he gives writing and storytelling-centered presentations to variety of audiences, primarily elementary and middle schools. He stays connected to his audience with a monthly newsletter and publishing a story story every month, as well as a new book every few months.
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February 28, 2023
Hug or Ugh!
Boys of a certain age would love this book unless they’ve read the 5120 other books full of farts and pee and cross dressing and accidental drugging and stupid parents and stupid teachers, sly references to body parts, which are private, and shouldn’t be being referred to in a kids book. This is not the way to encourage children to read kids books used to be inspirational and that doesn’t mean just the occasional good point or insight. Books like these produce adults who think like children and see nothing wrong with that because they’ve never been exposed to anything higher. It’s decently written so I gave it two stars instead of one.
Boys of a certain age would love this book unless they’ve read the 5120 other books full of farts and pee and cross dressing and accidental drugging and stupid parents and stupid teachers, sly references to body parts, which are private, and shouldn’t be being referred to in a kids book. This is not the way to encourage children to read kids books used to be inspirational and that doesn’t mean just the occasional good point or insight. Books like these produce adults who think like children and see nothing wrong with that because they’ve never been exposed to anything higher. It’s decently written so I gave it two stars instead of one.
April 4, 2023
Great story teller...hmm 4.5
I can see why some people are upset about the way the story is told.
One thing is for sure the writing in the overall structure is done very well.
The story of a kid who really pushes the envelope over and over again but doesn't seem to learn too many lessons can be hard for some people.
For others it's just a fun story about a playful kid.
If you're giving it to your kid for a lesson to be learned I rate it much lower than a four but if it's just a fun read it's fine.
I can see why some people are upset about the way the story is told.
One thing is for sure the writing in the overall structure is done very well.
The story of a kid who really pushes the envelope over and over again but doesn't seem to learn too many lessons can be hard for some people.
For others it's just a fun story about a playful kid.
If you're giving it to your kid for a lesson to be learned I rate it much lower than a four but if it's just a fun read it's fine.
January 8, 2023
Goofy, Imaginative, Weird
This was a madcap adventure. You hardly ever get to use the word madcap in a review, but it’s the right word in this case. Oscar, the class clown, meets Timothy, the new kid and discovers that Tim has a magical “gift”. The boys hit it off, Tim helps Oscar find his own “gift” and a night of goofy, madcap shenanigans ensues. This had the little ones laughing out loud in plenty of places.
This was a madcap adventure. You hardly ever get to use the word madcap in a review, but it’s the right word in this case. Oscar, the class clown, meets Timothy, the new kid and discovers that Tim has a magical “gift”. The boys hit it off, Tim helps Oscar find his own “gift” and a night of goofy, madcap shenanigans ensues. This had the little ones laughing out loud in plenty of places.
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