A sweet and funny chapter book - the first in a new series about the neighbourhood advertures shared by nine-year-old Max and his dad. Max and his dad love their weekends together. Weekends mean pancakes, pizza, spy games, dog-walking, school projects, and surprising neighbors! Every weekend presents a small adventure as Max gets to know his dad’s new neighborhood-and learns some new ways of thinking about home. Acclaimed author Linda Urban deftly portrays a third-grader’s inner world during a time of transition in this sweet and funny illustrated story that bridges the early reader and middle grade novel. AGES: 6-9 AUTHOR: Linda Urban’s debut novel, ‘A Crooked Kind of Perfect’, was selected for many best books lists and was nominated for twenty state awards. She is also the author of ‘Hound Dog True’, a Kirkus Best Book of 2011, the acclaimed ‘The Center of Everything’, and the fantasy-adventure ‘Milo Speck, Accidental Agent’. She is a former bookseller. Meet Linda at her website: www.lindaurbanbooks.com