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Cartboy and the Time Capsule by L. A. Campbell is a laugh-out-loud debut novel for young readers about sixth-grader Hal Rifkind-unfortunately nicknamed Cartboy-and his horribly historic, hilarious year. Hal hates history class-it literally bores him to tears. But his father is a big history buff, and unless Hal gets a good grade this year, hell never get his own room. Sixth grade gets off to a horrible start when history teacher Mr. Tupkin gives the class an assignment to write journals that will be buried in a time capsule at the end of the year. Things get even worse when his dad makes him take his neighbors old shopping cart to school, earning him the nickname Cartboy. What else could possibly go wrong? Read Hals journal to find out! Filled with photos, drawings, and timelines, Hals time capsule journal chronicles a year in the life of the hopelessly hapless Cartboy.
About the Author
L.A. (Lori) Campbell was born in Holland, Michigan. She moved to New Jersey when she was sixth months old. "I hardly remember that," she is known to say when asked about the transition.
After graduation from the University of Colorado in Boulder, L.A. moved to New York to start a career in advertising as a copywriter. At 28, Lori started her own ad agency, Dweck & Campbell. The agency won many creative awards including a Cannes Gold Lion on brands such as Comedy Central, New York Magazine, and the famous Dial A Mattress.
In 2002, L.A. began a brief hiatus from writing, during which time she and her husband raised two small children and a somewhat vicious cat.
L.A.'s second career as a screenwriter and book author began when her youngest child started kindergarten. "It was either that or hang out with Hot Dog every day," said L.A. about her decision to work again. Since 2008, she has penned four screenplays and three books. Her debut novel, Cartboy and the Time Capsule (Starscape Books) , is due out in April 2013.
