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Frankie is struggling. This time it's not keeping his room clean, and it's not winning the Pine Run 3000. It is something much more serious: MATH He doesn't get it and everytime he tries to do it, it just seems impossible. So instead of tackling his quiz, the numbers become unconquerable monsters. When he finally shares his problem with his family (and his best friend Kenny) at the dinner table, they ban together to create a math obstacle course to teach Frankie everything from subtraction to long division in the most fun way imaginable Will Frankie and his imagination be able to overcome Mathematical Menace that haunts him?
About the Author
Eric Wight is the author and illustrator of FRANKIE PICKLE, a new chapter book series published by Simon & Schuster. Prior to that, he was an animator for almost ten years for such companies as Walt Disney, Warner Bros., and Cartoon Network. Wight's comic book adaptation of the AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY helped garner both the Harvey and Eisner Awards for Best Anthology, as well as the Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and his debut graphic novel MY DEAD GIRLFRIEND was listed among the 2008 Great Graphic Novels for Teens by YALSA. His artwork has also been prominently featured on such television series as THE O.C. and SIX FEET UNDER.
