The Human Kaboom: 6 Explosively Different Stories with the Same Exact Name! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593462393)

The author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Dragons Love Tacos and The Ice Cream Machine returns with another hilarious, irresistible collection of six totally different stories with the same exact name.

Adam Rubin is back with this companion to The Ice Cream Machine, inviting you into six thrilling new worlds filled with daring and danger, mystery and mayhem--not to mention explosions! In a swanky New York City hotel, a reclusive guest appears to have spontaneously combusted. On a school field trip to a human anatomy museum in space, two kids try to pull off the greatest prank in history. Somewhere on a deserted island, three siblings try to make a life for themselves after the rest of the planet has been decimated by gigantic rock monsters. And then there's the small, quaint fishing town where a boy visiting his sister stumbles across an ancient curse; the traveling circus where a young girl becomes the assistant to a death-defying human cannonball; and the rugged wilderness where one kid with superpowers just can't seem to find some peace.

Each story is illustrated by a different artist, including Marta Alt駸, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Rodolfo Montalvo, Daniel Salmieri, Adam de Souza, and Gracey Zhang, with black-and-white artwork that practically explodes off the page. So put on a helmet and hang on tight, because this unpredictable book will blow you away!

Author: Adam Rubin
ISBN-10: 0593462394
ISBN-13: 9780593462393
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 76