Patrick Griffin's Last Breakfast on Earth (37 page)

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ned Rust
is the co-author of two books in the Daniel X series and
Witch and Wizard: The Gift
with James Patterson. He lives in Croton, New York, with his wife, son, and daughter. You can sign up for email updates
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CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

DEDICATION

EPIGRAPH

PART I: INNOCENTS

  1.  THE BETTER PART OF NEGLECT

  2.  CAT'S AWAY

  3.  WAFFLES REDUX

  4.  FIRST DAWNINGS

  5.  OBSERVABLE PHENOMENA

  6.  UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS

  7.  A DIFFERENT SORT OF HOMECOMING

  8.  A PLACE OF SENSE

  9.  SORRY, WRONG HOUSE

10.  SECOND THOUGHTS

11.  SERVICE OUTAGE

12.  KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

13.  DAUGHTERLY SUPPORT

14.  MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER

15.  HOUSEHOLD ODORS

16.  TWINNING

PART II: INTERLOPERS

17.  MAPS & ANTS

18.  ADEPT INTERCEPT

19.  INTRO TO MODERN CHEMISTRY

20.  LIFE & DEATH IN THE BUSH

21.  THE FIRST OF LASTERS

22.  CRACKIN' UP

23.  PAIN IN THE GRASS

24.  FOUR-CHILD GARAGE

25.  SANNYTATION

26.  ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

27.  WHAT MEETS THE EYE

28.  SUNSHOWER

29.  THE HISTORY OF ITH, V. 12.17

30.  FIELD OPERATIONS

31.  THE COLOR CRIMSON

32.  IXNAY ON THE ODENTRAYS

33.  BASELINE CONDITIONS

34.  LOCO PARENTIS

35.  TALKING TO GIRLS

PART III: IMPRESARIOS

36.  SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT

37.  A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF PUBER

38.  YOUTHFUL FOLLOWINGS

39.  ATTITUDES ON GRATITUDE

40.  CHILDREN AND FOOLS

41.  TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM

42.  BACKUP DRIVER

43.  BIGGY PACKING

44.  COURSE CORRECTION

45.  TO DREAM, PERCHANCE TO SLEEP

46.  EXECUTIONAL ASSESSMENT

47.  UNDERGROUND MOVEMENTS

48.  STAY CLOSE

49.  HANGING ON THE LINE

50.  PROVING GROUND

51.  SIBLING RELATIONS

52.  SITE SEEING

53.  TWIN TAILINGS

54.  THE DREAMER'S DODGE

55.  POINT OF SOME RETURN

56.  FOSSE AUX LIONS

57.  SURREPTITIOUS RETURNS

58.  REMOTE CONTROL

59.  MOMMA DON'T PLAY NO GAMES

60.  LONG-DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS

61.  A FLOCK OF GRIFFINS

62.  SHORT-DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS

63.  FOOL ME ONCE

64.  WAKEY WAKEY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

 

Text copyright © 2016 by Ned Rust

Illustrations copyright © 2016 by Jake Parker

Published by Roaring Brook Press

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Rust, Ned. | Parker, Jake, 1977– illustrator.

Title: Patrick Griffin's last breakfast on earth / Ned Rust; illustrations by Jake Parker.

Description: First edition. | New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2016. | Series: Patrick Griffin and the three worlds; Book 1 | Summary: “A 12-year-old boy sets out on a crazy adventure through parallel worlds and learns he and a giant bunny are the key to saving the universe”—Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015017843 | ISBN 9781626723429 (hardback) | ISBN 9781626723436 (e-book)

Subjects: | CYAC: Fantasy. | Space and time—Fiction. | Heroes—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General. | JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories. | JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic.

Classification: LCC PZ7.1.R875 Pat 2016 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

LC record available at
http://lccn.loc.gov/2015017843

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