Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! (Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish Shows You How)

Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! (Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish Shows You How)

Here's the best-selling sequel to the hilarious Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! Is it possible? Can an ordinary kid become a multimillionaire in one short week? Jason Nozzle thought so. What gave him the idea was a book he dug up in the park--a book called Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! The author, Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish, didn't look like a multimillionaire, but he claimed to be the world's leading authority on getting rich quick. Rich! The more Jason thought about it, the better it sounded. Jason took the book home and tried to follow its instructions. But that wasn't as easy as it seemed. Did Jason become four million dollars richer in a matter of days? More important, can you? You'll find the uproarious answers here. Once again, noted author Stephen Manes teams up with noted authority K. Pinkerton Silverfish--and you'll laugh all the way to the bank! Rich praise for Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! "Another light romp from the author of Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! . . . Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish is at it again, this timeattempting to teach his readers how to become exceedlingly wealthy. . . . it makes for hearty laughs and a quick read." --School Library Journal ". . . kid-pleasing humor . . . This entertaining escapade will provoke chuckles in even the most reluctant readers." --Publishers Weekly "Laughs abound!" --Booklist "The self-proclaimed authority on virtually everything, Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish, makes his triumphant return!" --Chicago Tribune "This is a fun reading book for the elementary grade reader." --Pittsburgh Press " . . . this will appeal to fans of Manes's self-consciously wacky style, his oddly named characters (and foods) and the pell-mell narrative . . . enjoyable for its audience . . ." --Kirkus Reviews "The many fans of Seattleite Manes will welcome this silly story." --Seattle Times STEPHEN MANES is the author of more than thirty books for children and young adults. His Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! won kid-voted awards in five states and is a curriculum staple in American and French schools. The sequel, Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!, quickly became a Publishers Weekly bestseller. His books have been adapted for stage and television productions. Manes has had a long career making arcane worlds accessible to the uninitiated. His most recent book is the highly acclaimed Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet. He was one of the creators and co-hosts of the weekly public television series "Digital Duo." He co-wrote the bestselling and much-praisedbiography Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America. He wrote long-running columns on personal technology for The New York Times, Forbes, PC World, PC Magazine, and many other publications. Manes has a degree in cinema from the University of Southern California. Hiswriting credits for the screen include programs for ABC Television andKCET/Los Angeles, as well as the seventies classic movie Mother, Jugs & Speed. A native of Pittsburgh, he lives in Seattle.