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Cover of Freddy and The French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean

Freddy and The French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean

David Baldacci (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesFreddy and The French Fries #2
Setting
CSM age7
Goodreads3.57
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureHumorFriendshipHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterTime TravelComing of AgeRivalry

Themes

InnovationCompetitionProblem SolvingFamily Business

Synopsis

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.

Is Freddy and The French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 7 and up.

This lighthearted middle grade adventure features a young inventor competing in a science fair with comedic stakes. Contains mild peril from inventions and competitive rivalry but nothing scary or inappropriate.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the wacky inventions, time travel hijinks, and the race to save a restaurant from a rival's volcano project.

Tags

Science FictionHumorTime TravelInventor Story