Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius by Chris Eliopoulos & Marc Sumerac Date of Publication: 2007 ISBN: 0-7851-1955-8 Number of pages: about 5 pages per short story

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Low/Average
GENRES: Humour Science Fiction
THEMES: Good versus Evil, Coming of Age, Family

SUMMARY: A variety of short stories about Franklin Richards and his mischievious adventures. Franklin's father is a genius who has all kinds of quirky inventions laying around, which are far too tempting for Franklin. The reader is taken on a variety of Franklin's adventures which usually involve one of his father's inventions.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- enjoys humourous stories
- enjoys adventure
- enjoys reading short stories

WHAT ELSE? This book is written in short stories and may be good for reluctant readers. It's an easy read and quite entertaining. There are many literary lessons that can stem from this read...variety of great settings and characters.