{"product_id":"phineas-l-macguire-gets-cooking-paperback","title":"Phineas L. Macguire... Gets Cooking! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances O'Roark Dowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePreston McDaniels\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChemistry in the kitchen? Phineas L. MacGuire applies his science skills to culinary creations in this food-tastic tale from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChicken Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhineas L. MacGuire--scientist extraordinaire--has a new chore: cooking dinner every night. He may be a genius, but he knows nothing about following a recipe. A pinch? A dash? A smidge? This doesn't seem very scientific\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA pound of spaghetti? Salt on brownies? Lemon in biscuits? Why, these recipes look a little funky. But he'd better learn quickly if he and his friends are going to win the $10,000 Bake-Off prize. And to complicate matters, school bully Evan Forbes has taken a liking to Phineas's brownies...too much of a liking. As in, if Phineas can't make Evan enough brownies, he'll get clobbered for sure. Fortunately for Phineas, he has the help of his friends, and even better, he soon discovers that cooking actually \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e kind of like chemistry. So the whole recipe thing might just work out--as long as he can keep his cool in the kitchen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDovey Coe\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; \u003ci\u003eWhere I'd Like to Be\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels \u003ci\u003eThe Kind of Friends We Used to Be\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChicken Boy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShooting the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; \u003ci\u003eFalling In\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Abigail Walker\u003c\/i\u003e, which received three starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eAnybody Shining;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTen Miles Past Normal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTrouble the Water\u003c\/i\u003e; the Sam the Man series; \u003ci\u003eThe Class\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Story\u003c\/i\u003e; and most recently, \u003ci\u003eHazard\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreston McDaniels is the illustrator of the Phineas L. MacGuire series and Cynthia Rylant's Lighthouse Family series. He lives in Aurora, Nebraska, with his wife and two daughters.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phineas L. Macguire...Gets Cooking!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771948532000,"sku":"9781481401005","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d815bbe74346d38f25c1ddbca3666d0.webp?v=1780397897","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/phineas-l-macguire-gets-cooking-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}