Melonhead and the later gator plan [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] : Melonhead Series, Book 6

Fun in the sun is the order of the day for best pals Melonhead and Sam in this funny and heartwarming story about friendship, community, and the special connection between kids and those young at heart! I'm in Paradise with my best friend, Sam. Paradise, Florida, that is--where my grandparents Nana and Jeep live. We're staying with them while my dad works and my mom is on a trip with her lady relatives. Everything in Paradise is swank and deluxe, and lots of stuff is "For the Convenience of Our Residents." That means free. We especially like the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Since Florida is loaded with animals, we're going to capture a pet for Sam. We considered a wild piglet or a parrot or an armadillo or an iguana, but we've decided to find an alligator egg because it's easy to carry on an airplane and it can hatch once we're home. All we have to do is come up with a way to get that egg. Luckily, Sam and I are idea men. From the Hardcover edition. Fun in the sun! For best pals Melonhead and Sam, it's a winter break with grandparents, which is more fun than you'd think! A comical and heartwarming story about friendship, community, and the special connection between kids and those young at heart! My best pal Sam and I are in Paradise, the community in Florida where my grandparents Nana and Jeep live. We're staying with them while my dad works and my mom is on a trip with her lady relatives. Everything in Paradise is swank and deluxe, and lots of stuff is "For the Convenience of Our Residents." We're sure that means free. We especially like the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet. Since Florida is loaded with animals, we're going to capture a pet for Sam. We considered a wild piglet or a parrot or an armadillo or an iguana, but we've decided to find an alligator egg because it's easy to carry on an airplane and it can hatch once we're home. All we have to do is come up with a way to get that egg. Luckily, Sam and I are idea men! Praise for the Melonhead series Melonhead: "Laugh-out-loud funny, rivaling Stink and Fudge in its troublemaker quotient." -- School Library Journal Melonhead and the Big Stink : "The clever dialogue sparkles. A breezy and humorous middle-grade tale." -- Kirkus Reviews Melonhead and the Undercover Operation: "Melonhead's pure, kid-centric, fun-loving perspective is hard to resist." -- Kirkus Reviews Melonhead and the Vegalicious Disaster: "Melonhead returns with rapid-fire narration and adventure." --BooklistOnline.com Melonhead and the We-Fix-It Company: "Melonhead and his friends inhabit a world . . . where inventiveness and camaraderie reign supreme." -- Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition The sunshine state seems the perfect place for a short vacation for best friends, Melonhead and Sam.Fun in the sun is the order of the day in this funny and heartwarming story about friendship, community, and the special connection between kids and those young at heart. Melonhead and his best friend, Sam, are off to Florida to stay with Melonheads grandparents for a few days . . . in a place called Paradise. From the Ponce de Len Clubhouse, where everything is for the convenience of the residents (in other words, free!), to barking tree frogs and marshmallow-shooting Alligator Distractors, Paradise is living up to its name. Sam wants to bring a Floridian pet back home with him. The boys set their sights on an alligator, convinced that it would be easy to carry an egg on the plane, and then hatch it once theyre home. The only problem is that Paradise is supposedly alligator-free. What happens next even the boys dont expect, and suddenly theyre the talk of the community. Even Melonheads grandparents are impressedand ultimately thankful. Paradise will never be the same again! While visiting his grandparents' retirement community in Florida, ten-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon, accompanied by his best friend Sam, invents the Alligator Distractor. While visiting his grandparents' retirement community in Florida, ten-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon, accompanied by his best friend Sam, invents the Alligator Distractor. Book #6