Shifty Business - (Adventures of Jo Schmo) by Greg Trine (Paperback)

About the Book

In the third hilarious adventure of this chapter book series, fourth-grade superhero Jo Schmo discovers a very unusual talent for shape-shifting as she and her dog Raymond try to stop a crime wave in San Francisco. Monsters and sharks and bad guys, oh my!

Book Synopsis

Fourth grade superhero Jo Schmo doesn't know that a crime wave is about to hit her city. She's too busy learning new superhero skills, like shape-shifting. Only it doesn't seem to be going very well: what bad guy is scared of a superhero that looks like a frizzy-haired teacher? But Jo and her loyal doggy sidekick, Raymond, know they have to stop the villainous Numb Skull before the crime wave builds into a full-on crime tsunami. And if that means Jo has to risk shape-shifting into a freckled monster, then that's just what she'll do! Welcome to supergirl Jo Schmo's third adventure!

Review Quotes

"The playful illustrations have an anything-goes feel to them that matches the text's punchy puns, wordplay and occasional fourth-wall breakage."
--Kirkus --

About the Author

Greg Trine is the author of the Melvin Beederman, Superhero series. He lives in Southern California with his family. Visit him at www.gregtrine.com.

Frank W. Dormer is the illustrator of the acclaimed Aggie and Ben series. He is an elementary school art teacher who lives in Connecticut with his family. Visit him at www.frankwdormer.com.