Danger Guys Blast Off

Danger Guys #2

by Tony Abbott, Joanne Scribner (Illustrations)

Best friends Noodle and Zeek look forward to a day of fun at the Mayville Carnival. But when the rocket ride they're on makes weird noises, and they fly out of the fair and begin to buzz the school, the boys know that once again, they've found danger! A sneezing scientist and his hulking robot sidekick have big plans for Mayville—they want to blow it up. If Noodle and Zeek don't act fast, they'll be in for some explosive times.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.

Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.

Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.

Reviews

[Books Kids Like · Rating 4 out of 5]

While Noodle and Zeek work on their plastic soda bottle rockets, they hear a ping! Someone just rang the bell on the strongman game at the Mayville Carnival. The Carnival!!! While Noodle heads for the Belgian Waffle booth, Zeek runs over to the Test-Your-Strength game. He pings the bell and wins a Fizz Blaster 2000. Then, the boys see the rockets. A sleek silver-nosed purple rocket with green fins calls Noodle’s name. A strange wild-haired man in a white lab coat gets into the rocket before them. He keeps muttering, “It’s mine.” Then, the attendant tells the man that the rockets are for kids only. When the man gets out, the Danger Guys get in. Before they know what’s happening, the rocket breaks loose from the ride and blasts away from the carnival. It crash lands at the Mayville schoolyard and disappears underground. The guys find a suspicious square patch in the playground. Suddenly, the ground slides open, and the guys climb down a ladder into a secret underground laboratory. They find the wild haired man who they saw at the carnival. He’s their science teacher, Mr. Vazny (aka Dr. Morbius), who is going to use the rocket to drop bombs on Mayville! The Danger Guys must find a way to foil his evil plan.
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