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Richard Scrimger is the award-winning author of nine novels for young readers, three picture books, and three books for adults. His works have been translated into eight languages, and have been critically acclaimed around the world. Columns detailing Richard’s adventures in parenthood have been published in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Today’s Parent. His first children’s novel, The Nose from Jupiter, won the 10th Annual Mr. Christie’s Book Award. His most recent young adult novel, From Charlie’s Point of View, was a CLA Honor Book, and was chosen as one of the “Best of the Best” by the Chicago Public... Read More
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The Boy from Earth
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-0-88776-591-9 (0-88776-591-2) | November 2004 | 9.99
Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency phone call from home. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. He must find and rescue her, but he can't do it alone. Norbert has helped Alan through three earthly... [read more]
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The Boy from Earth
Written by Richard Scrimger
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-1-77049-045-1 (1-77049-045-0) | May 2009 | 9.99
Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency phone call from home. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. He must find and rescue her, but he can't do it alone. Norbert has helped Alan through three earthly... [read more]
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Bun Bun's Birthday
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Gillian Johnson
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Siblings | 978-0-88776-637-4 (0-88776-637-4) | March 2003 | 9.99
A birthday party for baby Brenda, or Bun Bun as she’s called, is a wonderful thing – unless, of course, you’re her older sister. Poor Winifred is put out. She thinks the party should be for her.
Winifred learns that she too had a first birthday, and a party of her own... [read more]
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Eugene's Story
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Gillian Johnson
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family - Siblings; Juvenile Fiction | 978-0-88776-544-5 (0-88776-544-0) | November 2003 | 18.99
Eugene’s story is the story of almost every child who has found himself in the middle. All day, he finds himself trying to tell his own story. He wants to talk about how nicely he can pour his cereal. His sister Winifred interrupts to point out he is spilling. He wants... [read more]
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From Charlie's Point of View
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Special Needs | 978-0-88776-679-4 (0-88776-679-X) | June 2005 | 14.99
Charlie Fairmile’s dad has been accused of bank robbery. Charlie knows he isn’t guilty, but the police are convinced he’s the Stocking Bandit. They have eye witnesses. They even claim to have evidence. His mother says if his father goes to jail, they’ll have to move. So Charlie has to find... [read more]
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Into the Ravine
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Other, Non-Religious; Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories | 978-0-88776-822-4 (0-88776-822-9) | August 2007 | 12.99
In the tar-melting heat of a suburban summer, everyboy Jules, athletic and handsome Chris, and oddball Corey (he laughs at gravel and anticipates zombie attacks) have lived side by side for most of their lives. Behind their backyards is a ravine through which flows a modest river. This familiar territory is... [read more]
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Me & Death
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Death & Dying; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-0-88776-796-8 (0-88776-796-6) | April 2010 | 14.99
The story of one boy’s experience with the (not so) sweet hereafter.
Fresh from having stolen a piece of fruit and taunting the grocer, Jim, a fourteen-year-old wannabe gangster, bully, and car thief, is run over by a car. What follows is a hilarious, bleak, and ultimately hopeful visit to the afterworld... [read more]
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Me & Death
Written by Richard Scrimger
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Death & Dying; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-1-77049-214-1 (1-77049-214-3) | April 2010 | 9.99
The story of one boy’s experience with the (not so) sweet hereafter.
Fresh from having stolen a piece of fruit and taunting the grocer, Jim, a fourteen-year-old wannabe gangster, bully, and car thief, is run over by a car. What follows is a hilarious, bleak, and ultimately hopeful visit to the afterworld... [read more]
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A Nose for Adventure
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience | 978-0-88776-499-8 (0-88776-499-1) | September 2000 | 9.99
In this hilarious sequel to The Nose from Jupiter, Alan is to take his first airplane ride. He is off to New York, where his father will meet him for some “quality time” together. There are one or two snags, though. First, his father isn’t at the airport. Then there’s his... [read more]
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A Nose for Adventure
Written by Richard Scrimger
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience | 978-1-77049-043-7 (1-77049-043-4) | January 2010 | 9.99
In this hilarious sequel to The Nose from Jupiter, Alan is to take his first airplane ride. He is off to New York, where his father will meet him for some “quality time” together. There are one or two snags, though. First, his father isn’t at the airport. Then there’s his... [read more]
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The Nose from Jupiter
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-0-88776-428-8 (0-88776-428-2) | April 1998 | 9.99
How do you shut up when your nose is doing all the talking?
Alan is not big or strong. He hates playing soccer and can barely keep up in math class. Moreover he’s fodder for every bully for miles around. But all that changes the day Norbert, an alien from Jupiter, comes... [read more]
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The Nose from Jupiter
Written by Richard Scrimger
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings | 978-1-77049-042-0 (1-77049-042-6) | January 2010 | 9.99
How do you shut up when your nose is doing all the talking?
Alan is not big or strong. He hates playing soccer and can barely keep up in math class. Moreover he’s fodder for every bully for miles around. But all that changes the day Norbert, an alien from Jupiter, comes... [read more]
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Noses Are Red
Written by Richard Scrimger
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Stepfamilies | 978-0-88776-590-2 (0-88776-590-4) | August 2002 | 9.99
Nominated in the fiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award)
Norbert’s back, and Alan’s got him! In the third of Richard Scrimger’s wildly popular Nose books, Alan is off on a camping trip with his good friend, Victor. Fun, right? Not if the... [read more]
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Noses Are Red
Written by Richard Scrimger
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Stepfamilies | 978-1-77049-044-4 (1-77049-044-2) | May 2009 | 9.99
Nominated in the fiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award)
Norbert’s back, and Alan’s got him! In the third of Richard Scrimger’s wildly popular Nose books, Alan is off on a camping trip with his good friend, Victor. Fun, right? Not if the... [read more]
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Of Mice and Nutcrackers
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Linda Hendry
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas | 978-0-88776-498-1 (0-88776-498-3) | October 2001 | 8.99
Readers first met the Peeler family as they went on a hilarious summer road trip in The Way to Schenectady. Now winter has come and with it the school holiday pageant. Jane Peeler, who loves to be the boss at all times, is directing her class production of The Nutcracker. All... [read more]
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Of Mice and Nutcrackers
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Linda Hendry
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals - Christmas | 978-1-77049-046-8 (1-77049-046-9) | June 2009 | 8.99
Readers first met the Peeler family as they went on a hilarious summer road trip in The Way to Schenectady. Now winter has come and with it the school holiday pageant. Jane Peeler, who loves to be the boss at all times, is directing her class production of The Nutcracker. All... [read more]
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The Way to Schenectady
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Linda Hendry
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Multigenerational | 978-0-88776-427-1 (0-88776-427-4) | October 1998 | 8.99
Twelve-year-old Jane Peeler is about to embark on a summer ritual: the family car trip. Along with her two younger brothers, Bill and Bernie, Jane will endure traffic jams, singalongs, and fights over who gets the window on a two-day car trip to New England. With help from her Walkman, it... [read more]
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The Way to Schenectady
Written by Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Linda Hendry
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Multigenerational | 978-1-77049-047-5 (1-77049-047-7) | February 2012 | 8.99
Twelve-year-old Jane Peeler is about to embark on a summer ritual: the family car trip. Along with her two younger brothers, Bill and Bernie, Jane will endure traffic jams, singalongs, and fights over who gets the window on a two-day car trip to New England. With help from her Walkman, it... [read more]
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