Rex Zero and the End of the World

Who wouldn't want to spend time with the . . . eccentric Norton-Nortons?--M. T. Anderson

Why does everyone seem so scared? That's what the new boy in town, Rex Norton-Norton, aka Rex Zero, wonders as he rides his bike through Ottawa's streets. Is it spies? Kidnappers? Or is it because of the shadowy creature some say is stalking Adams Park? One thing is certain in this summer of 1962 as the Cold War heats up: nothing is quite what it seems. What's a boy to do? If his name is Rex Zero and he has a bike he calls Diablo, five wild and funny siblings, an alpha dog named Kincho, a basement bomb shelter built of old Punch magazines, and a mind that turns everything inside out, he's bound to come up with an amazing idea.

With its mystery, adventure, laugh-out-loud scenes of family chaos, and underlying message of hope, this wonderfully original novel from Tim Wynne-Jones explores the impact of doomsday on the imagination of one smart and funny twelve-year-old boy.

Author: Tim Wynne-Jones
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 03/05/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780312644604

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 112913 / Rex Zero and the End of the World

About the Author

TIM WYNNE-JONES is one of Canada's premier children's authors. His highly praised books include, The Boy in the Burning House, winner of the Edgar Award, and A Thief in the House of Memory, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice. His next book, Rex Zero and the Great Pretender, will be available from FSG in Fall 2010. He lives near Perth, Ontario.

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