Rex Zero and the End of the World

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