Book 2

Competing in the Pookesville science contest, nine-year-old inventor Freddy Funkhouser builds a time machine to try to outwit rival Adam Spanker, whose volcano is set to annihilate the Funkhauser restaurant.

Fries Alive!

by David Baldacci

Published 1 June 2005
While competing with a rival restaurant for the winning float in the Founder's Day parade, nine-year-old Freddy Funkhouser constructs a batch of animated French fries in his secret laboratory that come to life after receiving an enormous jolt of electricity.