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The Neddiad how Neddie took the train, went to Hollywood, and saved civilization

When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how.

Main Author: Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Subjects:
Turtles > Young adult fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Young adult fiction.
Humorous fiction > Young adult.
Summary: When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how.
Physical Description: 307 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780618594443 (hardcover)
0618594442 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Author, illustrator, and radio commentator Daniel M. Pinkwater was born in Memphis Tennessee on November 15, 1941. He is trained as an artist and attended Bard College. In 1969, he wrote and illustrated his first book, The Terrible Roar. Since then he has written over 50 books for children, young adults, and adults. He is also a commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and regularly reviews children's books on Weekend Edition Saturday. While he has illustrated many of his works, his most recent ones have been illustrated by his wife Jill Pinkwater.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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