{"product_id":"herberts-wormhole-the-rise-and-fall-of-el-solo-libre-isbn-9780062012197","title":"Herbert's Wormhole: The Rise and Fall of El Solo Libre","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the sequel to Peter Nelson and Rohitash Rao's Herbert's Wormhole, the breakout novel-in-cartoons that J. K. Rowling called \"absolutely wonderful—fast-paced, inventive, engaging, and hilarious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbert, Alex, and Sammi are heroes in the year 2109, having successfully saved the planet from an alien invasion (or so everyone thinks). Everything is going just swimmingly until, inevitably, real aliens appear—the evil, destruction-obsessed Klapthorians. The crew is going to come clean, but then they meet a crazy old man—who turns out to be Alex, age 109—with a plan for saving the world all over again. Can they do it and still make it back home by curfew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sequel to Herbert's Wormhole is chock-full of the same humor, imagination, and irresistible artwork as the first title. There are hijinks aplenty, not to mention skateboard stunts, time travel, and a whole lot of fake moustache shenanigans. Fans, old and new alike, will not be disappointed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Heroes:\u003c\/b\u003e They only pretended to be alien slayers. Now, with the destructive Klapthorians on the way, three kids have to figure out how to be heroes for real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlien Invasion Comedy:\u003c\/b\u003e Get ready for a hilarious clash with evil aliens, a mysterious 109-year-old man with a crazy plan, and a universe of fake moustache shenanigans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAction-Packed Illustrations:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for reluctant readers, every page is packed with irresistible artwork, skateboard stunts, and visual gags that bring the story to life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerfect for Wimpy Kid Fans:\u003c\/b\u003e If you love the laugh-out-loud humor and illustrated format of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate, you’ll love this action-packed sequel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the interest of brevity, the publishers of this book have asked its stars—Sammi, Alex, and Herbert—to sum up their latest adventures in one word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's easy. Friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmmmm . . . awesomeness? Because what happens is we go to the future, where we're awesome superhero AlienSlayers who protect all of Merwinsville, and this total jerk-face GOR-DON gets these really mean and dangerous klapthorians to attack Earth! Then two of us (I won't say who) act like jerk-faces, so one of us (I won't say who) has to go solo and save the world all by himself. So . . . it's totally awesome.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The plot is humorous and the characters are fairly well developed. The black-and-white drawings are amusing and add to the story. Fans of the first book and readers who enjoy science fiction, adventure, aliens, and humor will like this one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absolutely wonderful—fast-paced, inventive, engaging, and hilarious. Full of good jokes and ideas, with a fantastic plot.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.K. Rowling, about Herbert's Wormhole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s all great, silly fun, laced with crowdpleasing lines . . . and memorable for more than just the garish orange cover.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, about Herbert's Wormhole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Give this to kids who have moved beyond Captain Underpants but want something just as silly and funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, about Herbert's Wormhole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888001872101,"sku":"NP9780062012197","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062012197.jpg?v=1730227930","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/herberts-wormhole-the-rise-and-fall-of-el-solo-libre-isbn-9780062012197","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}