Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Grade 4–7—When a boy named Nilly moves to Oslo, Norway, he quickly meets up with an intelligent neighbor, Lisa, and the quirky Doctor Proctor. The Doctor has invented Fart Powder and isn't sure what to do with it. With Nilly and Lisa's help, he sells the regular version to children (and adults) for a little fun and plans to market a more powerful version of the powder to NASA. An evil (and extremely dimwitted) neighbor and his even more stupid sons hatch a plan to steal the powder and make a nice profit for themselves. The entire situation is complicated by a trip to jail for Nilly and the Doctor, a hungry anaconda living in the city's sewer system, and a missing crate of gun powder needed for the army's nearly world famous Independence Day salute. William Dufris provides an excellent performance, perfectly capturing the humor of Jo Nesbo's story (Aladdin, 2009). Even as the titular humor of the tale wears a little thin, his reading will keep listeners laughing, as will the clever use of the powder by Nilly and Lisa to outwit their enemies.—Deanna Romriell, Salt Lake City Public Library, UT(c) Copyright 2011.  Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc.  No redistribution permitted.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.