Duddle (The Pirates Next Door) has an imagination that works overtime and the drafting skills to render in gleaming detail any spaceship, robot, or weapon he can dream up.A manic, testosterone-fueled adventure for basement tinkerers everywhere. --Publishers Weekly The art is as inventive as the plot and firmly establishes the outer-space setting. Hilarious moogs appear as cows wearing space gear, and images of Rex's alien classmates reflect the depth of Duddle's creative mind. This action-packed story, starring a naughty boy, is one that readers will not soon forget. --School Library Journal Duddle's art . has the glossy sensibility of modern animation and brims over with fantastic retro robots, spaceships, and weapons. [T]his could prove to be a new favorite among young children on the lookout for sf action and humor.

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