Two Heads Are Better Than One

by Hillary Homzie, Matthew Phillips (Illustrator)

Overview

Double Trouble!
Barton and Nancy Jamison are just regular kids. That is until alien clones land in their hometown of Pine Bluff. Now there are two Barts and two Nancys!
BUT (and this is a really big butt) the alien clones, Beta and Gamma, have a totally wacky take on Earth life. Whenever they're around, something always gets messed up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689823428
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Series:	Alien Clones From Outer Space , #1
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Hillary Homzie is the author of the tween novels Queen of Likes, The Hot List, and Things Are Gonna Get Ugly, as well as the comedic chapter book series Alien Clones from Outer Space and picture book If You Were a Princess. During the summers, Hillary teaches in the graduate program in children’s writing at Hollins University. A former sketch comedy performer in New York City, Hillary currently lives with her family in Northern California.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-4-Twins Barton and Nancy are cloned so that aliens can learn about life on this planet. The boy's look-alike understands some things about Earth, such as what happens when you eat beans, but gets confused about other things, like taking care of the "living" room (feed, trim, fertilize?). The plot revolves around a baseball game and Barton's reliance on "goo-goo farkzop" to get alien superpowers. He manages to hit a double, even though the stuff was really melted ice cream. The neighborhood bully goes from threatening to reveal the existence of the clones to being afraid of a clone invasion. Alien "zaptopkaka" language is sprinkled throughout, but not pronounceable enough to catch on. The clones' literal mistakes are mildly amusing and the situations Barton is faced with are nearly possible, but rarely laugh-out-loud funny. Nancy has a clone, too, but she is not developed at all. There is an audience who would enjoy this book, but it is a limited bunch.-Sharon R. Pearce, Chippewa Elementary School, Bensenville, IL Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

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