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The Neddiad

(2007)
How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization
(The first book in the Neddiad series)
A novel by

 
 
Bestselling author Daniel Pinkwater's story of how Neddie, a shaman, a ghost, three pals, and a maneuver known as the French substitution determine the fate of the world.

Melvin the Shaman. Sandor Eucalyptus. Billy the Phantom Bellboy. Daniel Pinkwater's weird and wonderful tale of Neddie Wentworthstein's quest to save civilization features some of the most unique heroes and villains a reader could hope to meet. Despite the heavy responsibility that Neddie must carry (not every kid is charged with rescuing humankind from doom), his story is hilarious, warm, welcoming, and sweet.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Praise for this book

"It's funny and tender and strange and impossible to describe. What Pinkwater does is magic and I'm grateful for it." - Neil Gaiman


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