Irrational Treasure (A Dumb & Dumber Original Story)

by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin (Illustrator)

Go on an epic adventure with Harry and Lloyd - the stars of the hit Dumb & Dumber franchise - as middle school students, in this hilarious illustrated novel! Despite their exhausted history teacher’s best efforts to get them excluded, middle-schoolers Harry Dunne and Lloyd Christmas join their classmates on a special weekend-long trip to America’s capital, Washington, D.C. Shortly after arriving, the boys wander off the guided path at the Museum of American History, where they find a very suspicious-looking security guard seemingly breaking into one of the cases. This doesn’t ring any mental alarm bells for Harry and Lloyd, who are instead excited and fascinated by the case’s contents, even as the security guard tries to hush them up. Unfortunately, Harry and Lloyd end up setting off the actual alarm bells, and the “security guard” makes a break for it -- but not before dropping a coded map that has certain locations around Washington, D.C. marked with strange symbols. The boys have just one SCAVENGER HUNT! Soon, Harry and Lloyd (and their exasperated classmate Tini) embark on a romp through Washington DC to find everything on this “scavenger hunt,” all while being trailed by the thief who is after the REAL treasure the map leads to. Part Nicholas Cage heist of the Declaration of Independence, part hilarious middle grade adventure, “Irrational Treasure” is sure to be a hit of fans of Dumb & Dumber and kids who are new to the franchise alike!

176 pages, Hardcover

Published August 2, 2022

Reviews

[Jessie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect book for students struggling to read chapter books due to length. Short chapters with some pictures. A student recommended it to me. This is the book that kick-started his reading this year.

It's fun, but I wasn't super impressed with it.🤷 Of course, this book is a good addition to a middle school classroom.

[Annalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing! I’ve never seen the movie Dumb and Dumber. 😅 But I plan on watching it soon, and I’ll probably compare between the book and movie. Without the knowledge of the movie I thought this book was amazingly written, and hilarious. I’ll report back once I’ve watched the movie!

[Ms. Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly, definitely written for kids. Although many kids probably don’t know these movies.

The characters read more like the actors who played in When Harry Met Lloyd.

[Melissa Flanagin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.7 Stars

You know I'm not mad at it. It was fun and witty and quick. I know kids will love it

[Chris Scroggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read for kids centered around Washington, D.C. monuments.

[Cynthia Quintero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and funny! I think my students will enjoy it!

[Riley Weigner]

did not really like it

[Chris Scroggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this book at my kid's book fair and read it one evening.
Kids will love it. The characters go on a treasure hunt in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The The story is fun, and the humor is clean.