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    Audiobook6 hours

    Puddlejumpers

    Written by Mark Jean and Christopher Carlson

    Narrated by Sean Kenin

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    About this audiobook

    Ernie Banks, named for the legendary Chicago Cubs shortstop, is a troubled, thirteen-year-old juvenile delinquent. Abandoned on the doorstep of the Lakeside Home for Boys when he was three years old, his only proof that he once belonged to somebody is a vintage Ernie Banks baseball card, a crystal acorn he wears on a string around his neck, and a strange spiral birthmark on the bottom of his right foot.

    As a last reprieve before being sent to a juvenile detention facility, Ernie is allowed to spend three weeks on a working farm. When Ernie arrives at the home of Russ Frazier, he learns that the widower's baby was kidnapped years before. Ernie is determined to solve the case. He teams up with Joey, a local tomboy, to investigate clues that lead them on a dangerous journey into a forbidden world of dark secrets, magic puddles, and the cavernous underground kingdom of the Puddlejumpers-eleven-inch-tall water creatures with whom Ernie has a mysterious connection.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9780739363386
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    • 1/5
      concocted and manipulative...no soul...so disney
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It's a real page turner! Of course you cringe as the puddlejumpers steal Shawn from his widowed father. The imagery is convincing and at times I even felt a bit claustrophobic as they go underground. The strongest image I am left with is of the troggs...their smelly description, piling all kinds of horrible odors on top of rotting potatoes, made me wince. I think kids will be able to relate to Ernie's misunderstood existence in the boy's home and his fear of doing what he knows he has to do. Highly recommended!
    • 3/5
      Puddlejumpers by Mark Jean and Christopher Carlson. This was in the teen section at my library. I personally feel they should re-shelve in the middle grade area. It’s solidly for 9-12 year olds. The main character grows up in an orphanage. There is a sub-plot here that we go through and the main overall theme is revealed later. I will say the plot did have some complexities but I stick with my younger age group for this book. This story was well put together, moved quickly and kept me reading. In the end, the main character, Ernie has to join with the puddlejumpers to save the town. You wind up being a silent observer who’s cheering Ernie on the whole way.