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    Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!

    Part of Benjamin Franklinstein

    Author Matthew McElligott, Larry David Tuxbury
    Illustrated by Matthew McElligott
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    $7.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    5.1"W x 7.8"H x 0.4"D  
    On sale Aug 04, 2011 | 144 Pages | 9780142419359
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 590L
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    When Victor finds Benjamin Franklin alive in his basement, a hilarious and electrifying adventure begins!

    Victor Godwin, a serious-minded boy genius living in Philadelphia, discovers that Ben Franklin never died - he was put into suspended animation, and was hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! An accident re-awakens Ben centuries before he was supposed to be, and there's a problem - when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity! All this while Victor is trying to take first place in the school science fair. But with one of history's preeminent scientists helping out, what could go wrong?

    "Victor is one of the funniest nerds in children's literature." - School Library Journal

    "A welcome diversion to pass the hours between scoring science-fair ribbons and exploding . . . home chemistry sets." - Booklist
    Matthew McElligott lives in Albany, New York. View titles by Matthew McElligott
    Larry David Tuxbury View titles by Larry David Tuxbury

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    When Victor finds Benjamin Franklin alive in his basement, a hilarious and electrifying adventure begins!

    Victor Godwin, a serious-minded boy genius living in Philadelphia, discovers that Ben Franklin never died - he was put into suspended animation, and was hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! An accident re-awakens Ben centuries before he was supposed to be, and there's a problem - when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity! All this while Victor is trying to take first place in the school science fair. But with one of history's preeminent scientists helping out, what could go wrong?

    "Victor is one of the funniest nerds in children's literature." - School Library Journal

    "A welcome diversion to pass the hours between scoring science-fair ribbons and exploding . . . home chemistry sets." - Booklist

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    Matthew McElligott lives in Albany, New York. View titles by Matthew McElligott
    Larry David Tuxbury View titles by Larry David Tuxbury

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