The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization (Neddie & Friends, #1)

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.

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.

the Washington Post - Elizabeth Ward

a Lot Of These Period References Will Be Lost On Kids (dizzy Gillespie And Nights In Tunisia, Anyone? Scalloped Chicken Paprika With Noodles Polonaise?). But Neddie's Pitch-perfect Rendition Of That '40s Voice—a Tad Formal, A Smidgen Hardboiled, Faintly Tongue-in-cheek—should Charm Even The Most Jaded 12-year-old.

The old powers try to come back, and the planet is plunged into chaos, and civilization is destroyed, and it gets all violent and evil...the old legends tell that a hero...with the sacred turtle, always... Los Angeles, California. Neddie Wentworthstein is the guy with the turtle. Sandor Eucalyptus is the guy with the jellybean. Sholmos Bunyip wants the turtle...and he'll stop at nothing to get it. This is the story of how Neddie, three good friends, a shaman, a ghost, and a little maneuver known as the French substitution determine the fate of the world. When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how.-- (Source of description not identified)