A magical pen causes creative chaos in this quirky, comic-style story from the Sid Fleischman Awardâwinning author of Milo.
Best friends Matt and Larry âCrazâ Crazinski couldnât be more different. Matt loves order, while Craz lives on the edge. The boys share a passion for cartooning, but thanks to the school paper gatekeeper (and kind-of bully), Skip Turkle, it seems their cartoons will never be published.
But then the boys discover a pen that promises to help them DRAW BETTER NOW!âand quickly realize itâs no ordinary pen: Whatever they draw comes to life!
They start small with their drawingsâbags of cash, cool gadgets. Next, they get their pesky English teacher to take a unique and extended vacation. But when the boys get a little bolder in their magical drawings, they realize that things donât always end up as perfect as the art they create...
In this funny, slightly zany, and ultimately heartwarming story, Sid Fleischman Awardâwinner Alan Silberberg demonstrates the power of friendshipâand that the best life is not always sketched out in advance.