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Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
By Eric Wight
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Chapter book meets graphic novel in this first book in the series everyone will be talking about. Like most kids, Frankie Pickle hates cleaning his room. But what happens when his mom says he never has to clean it again? For Frankie and his unstoppable imagination, it means he and his sidekick, Argyle, can become explorers swinging on vines, forging paths through piles of clothes, and scooting past lava pits. They can perform flawless surgery on a broken action figure. They can spend time in the big house. They can even become superheroes. But when junk piles grow too high, will all this imagining be enough to conquer . . . the closet of DOOM?
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 18, 2010
ISBN9781442413078
Author
Eric Wight
Eric Wight is an author, illustrator, and animation director, whose books for children include the Frankie Pickle and Magic Shop series. Eric lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with his family.
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Reviews for Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book has a good mix of comedy and action. It's also relatable
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Actually not bad. Frankie's real life story is interspersed with graphic novel-style pages for the action scenes that he imagines. A fine-don't-clean-your-room-but-you-have-to-deal-with-what-happens story, a la Mrs. Piggle Wiggle.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Grades 2-5
Even if kids aren't familiar with all the allusions to Indiana Jones, this hybrid graphic novel has a lot of guy appeal. Franklin Lorenzo Piccolini (aka Frankie Pickle) finds himself in lots of life-or-death tight spots with his trusty sidekick Argyle... even if they are mostly in his imagination. One of the banes of his existence is his mom's requirement that he keep his room clean. When she finally concedes defeat and tells him that she will no longer get on him about his room, he couldn't be happier: justice has prevailed! But as time goes by and his room gets more and more disgusting, he finds himself facing his biggest challenge yet-- the CLOSET OF DOOM. A fun quick read. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I describe this book as a whole lot of random.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Will update soon! -Tyler Secco
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A boy called Frankie got a messy room and his mom don't help him to clean it, so he kept it dirty. But a few days after he found out that he don't have any clothes to wear and no space in his room, so he have to clean it. This book is good for people that don't like to clean their room.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reason for Reading: Cybils nominee.Comments: Frankie has a vivid imagination and he spends a great deal of his time play-acting that he is a treasure seeker, super hero, prisoner, surgeon, etc. His escapades turn his room into a gigantic mess and when his mother tells him to clean it, he questions the need since it will just get messy again, and mum agrees he doesn't ever have to clean his room again but he must deal with any consequences. A really fun story that the 7 to 10 crowd are going to love! Frankie is a fun-loving, intelligent character who never lets anything get him down. His imagination is enormous and truly splendid. I loved the part when his room had become so messy he accidentally stepped on his favourite action figure breaking his special karate chop leg, and since he had to deal with all consequences himself his dad couldn't fix it as would be the norm. So Frankie grabs the epoxy glue and fades into the role of a surgeon as he performs surgery on the wounded superhero. Another thing I'm impressed with is that Frankie is fully respectful towards his parents, no backtalk or whining.This book is what is called a hybrid, meaning that it is a mixture of both graphic novel format and a regular textual chapter book. There are entire chapters of print, entire chapters in graphic format and chapters that are a mix of both. The graphic content is quite high, though I don't think I'd say 50%, more like 60/40. The author has also done the artwork and it is a fun, cartoon-style illustration. I think this is a series that will prove popular with the kids. Parents will also like it as Frankie is a good role model showing kids they can have a ton of fun with just their imagination (no remotes, re-charging or wifi required).
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