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Teleporting your mind across the Solar System. Strangers using your body while you sleep. Underage time-travellers and remote-controlled baby-sitting devices. What could possibly go wrong? Hold onto your marbles as mix-ups turn to mayhem in Tom E. Moffatt's third collection of Bonkers Short Stories. Seven Mind-Bending Short Stories Tim Share - If it wasn't Tim who played chess and read Dad's books all night, who the heck was it? The problem is that Tim is too tired to think, let alone get to the bottom of a body-borrowing mystery. Loaner - Alison should be glad that she survived the accident and can use a clone's body while hers is mending. But how is she going to survive school looking like that? In Agreement - Miranda doesn't agree with the way her dad runs his business. But when he bugs the wrong person, Miranda and her family end up seeing things from a very different perspective. masterminds.com - Josh will do anything to pass his Sixth Grade Life Test, even if it involves breaking the rules - and his mind. Will his best friend, Cedric, be able to fix him in time? Out of Control - The remote babysitter console made life so much better for Wayne and Reese, until they really lost control of themselves. Now the brothers will have to work together to fix the mayhem, or else lose their freedom forever. Incredible Feet - When a pair of feet appear in the middle of town, the whole world jumps to solve the mystery. But how far will Reuben go to uncover the truth? Relocated - The last thing Priscilla wanted to do was send her mind halfway across the solar system to that boring old moonbase. But mixing things up with her family might be just what she needed.
Is Mix-up Mayhem: Mind-Bendingly Funny Short Stories for 8 to 12-year-olds (Bonkers Short Stories) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 9 and up.
A humorous sci-fi anthology with age-appropriate body-swapping and mind-transfer scenarios that explore identity and consequences. No violence, romance, or inappropriate content—just imaginative, comedic mix-ups with positive resolutions.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include body horror.
Who'll love this
Kids will love these wild, funny stories about mind-swaps, time travel, and remote-control chaos that go hilariously wrong before being fixed.