The New Switcheroo (Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines #2)

The hilarious follow-up to Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines by bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Ed Steckley After unintentionally unmasking a criminal mastermind at his school’s Contraption Convention, Rube Goldberg—and his inventions—are the talk of the sixth grade. Rube’s star is on the rise, and it’s a lot of pressure. What if he’s lost his mojo? There’s no time to wonder, because Rube and his two best friends, Boob and Pearl, are busy planning Pearl’s campaign for class president. With the Switcheroo Dance a weekend before the big election, Pearl’s path to victory is set. That is, until a new mystery strikes the town. Rube is eager to bring Zach into the fold, but Boob and Pearl can’t help but wonder if Rube’s mysterious new friend is hiding something . . . will Rube get his mojo back in time to unravel the mystery and save Pearl’s campaign? Hijinks and hilarity abound in this dynamic follow-up to Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines , written by bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and featuring black-and-white illustrations by Ed Steckley. Hijinks and hilarity abound in New Switcheroo , the dynamic follow-up to Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines , written by bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and featuring black-and-white illustrations by Reuben Award-winning artist Ed Steckley. After unintentionally unmasking a criminal mastermind at his schools Contraption Convention, Rube Goldbergand his inventionsare the talk of the sixth grade. Rubes star is on the rise, and its a lot of pressure. What if hes lost his mojo? Theres no time to wonder, because Rube and his two best friends, Boob and Pearl, are busy planning Pearls campaign for class president. With the Switcheroo Dance a weekend before the big election, Pearls path to victory is set. That is, until a new mystery strikes the town. Rube is eager to bring Zach into the fold, but Boob and Pearl cant help but wonder if Rubes mysterious new friend is hiding something . . . will Rube get his mojo back in time to unravel the mystery and save Pearls campaign? Written in consultation with the Rube Goldberg Institute for Innovation & Creativity Just as Rube and his two best friends, Boob and Pearl, are busy agonizing over the Switcheroo Dance and planning Pearl's campaign for class president, they discover that Beechwood was once a sundown town and Rube realizes that racism and bigotry still exist there