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Really cute and engaging children's book about a little boy that has an adventure with his inventor parents and an unlikely friend. Can't wait to read the next one in the series!


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The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate The Bizarre Baron Inventions Eric Bower 9781944995133 Books Reviews

W.B. woke up one Saturday morning to discover that his inventor parents turned their house into a flying machine and his plans for the afternoon are dashed. It is 1891, after all, and living in Pitchfork, in the Arizona territory, means that W.B. gets to see Sheriff Hoyt Graham in person. He's already read all the adventure books written about Sheriff Graham and all the villains he's put in jail, so getting to see the sheriff in person would just make W.B. so happy. But now he is flying to Chicago in his house. 

W.B. (short for Waldo Baron) finds out from his parents that they're heading for Chicago, to the Exposition Fairgrounds, where they will begin a scavenger hunt around the country to win the prize of $500. 

The Baron family makes it to the fairgrounds okay, but their adventure takes a turn when they get kidnapped by Rose Blackwood, who commandeers their flying house to win the prize money to get her brother, the nefarious Benedict Blackwood, out of jail. 

But things aren't always as they seem in this quirky, clever story of family, heroes, villains, adventure, and dreams of talking squirrels. If you have a middle grader in need of some anachronistic, fantastic fun this summer, then you should definitely check out Eric Bower's The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate. 

Galleys for The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate were provided by the publisher through NetGalley.com. 
I received a complimentary copy of the the book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Middle school boys and girls are going to be cracking up all over the place as they read this way-out-there hilarious book. There will be knee slapping, falling out of chairs, and outbursts of giggling as they “fly” through the pages of this story. “Sometimes laughing manically feels really good.” The middle school humor is what makes the book so good. It is one liners, puns, word plays, jokes, slapstick and just plain nonsense.

The main character, Waldo Baron, or more affectionately simply called W.B., is a very lovable character. The first thing middle schoolers will love is that W.B. has to be the clumsiest child on the planet. He is constantly tripping, dropping, falling, stumbling, running into, crashing into, blundering, fumbling and misstepping throughout the story. He takes it all in stride and doesn’t let his lack of grace stop him. He and the other characters are constantly getting themselves into messes. Also, W.B.’s parents are nuts. They are really what you would call socially awkward and have no clue as to what is going on and don’t care unless it involves one of their inventions. The interactions between W.B. and his parents, although exaggerated, add more humor to the story. No one really knows what the other one is talking about and everyone is do easily distracted that they never follow the flow of the conversation. This leads to more problems than solutions. W.B. is a character that the readers will love. With crazy inventor parents, his world is full of adventures. Sequel?

The plot of the story is middle school crazy too. A flying house designed to compete in a race around the country to pick up specific products and return to Chicago to win $500. When the Baron Estate picks up an unwanted passenger, Rose Blackwood, things start getting really crazy. Rose is the sister of the notorious outlaw Benedict Blackwood that is always being chased by “Sheriff Hoyt Graham and his deputies.
“Benedict Blackwood, who was said to be so mean and nasty that if you made him mad in a dream, he’d knock your lights out when he woke up.” That’s one bad dude! Rose hijacks the flying estate and kidnaps W.B.’s family so they can help her rescue her brother. They meet a bunch of trouble and a colorful array of characters. Yosemite Sam move over!

This book is one crazy ride. It is a mixed-up, science fiction, funny western. Bower combines all of these to create THE MAGNIFICENT FLYING BARON ESTATE.

I am seriously considering using this in my classroom as a read aloud. I believe my 6th graders will really get a kick out of W.B.’s outlandish adventures. They will love everything about this book.
This is such a fun, adorable, and hilarious little novel. It is an extremely quirky adventure on a crazy flying machine, filled with ruthless bandits, insane inventors, and quite possibly the clumsiest kid in the world. While it is an incredibly over-the-top and outlandish story, I personally loved the randomness and absurdity of these characters’ journey. Every aspect of this novel is charming, having an overall atmosphere of warmth, family, and love. Though I am far from the target age-range of the intended audience for this book, I still had a fantastic time reading it—I could hardly keep a smile off my face.

In this novel, we follow a young boy named Waldo “W.B.” Baron as he wakes up one day to find out that his crazy inventor parents have renovated their house into a flying home. They plan to enter a competition where they are meant to fly around 1890’s North America on a scavenger hunt—the first people to return with every item on the list will win five-hundred dollars.

However, their plans take a twist when Rose Blackwood, the sister of the country’s most notorious criminal, sneaks aboard their flying house and holds W.B. and his family hostage. Her plan? To complete the race with the Baron family, then rob them of the prize in order to break her brother, Benedict Blackwood, out of jail. But, Rose Blackwood turns out to be much different than W.B. expected, and soon, relationships change and unexpected alliances form as they flounder through one outrageous event after another.

I absolutely flew through this novel, and not only because of its length—with nonstop action, there was not a single moment that dragged along. The readability as well as the weirdness of this story are really what pulled me in. There is a twinge of childishness to it, which is to be expected from a middle grade novel, but personally as an adult, this did not deter me in any way.

Bower’s characters were a fantastic part of this novel. W.B. was loveably dorky and clumsy, and someone you can’t help but root for. His parents are welcoming and kindhearted, and unabashedly goofy, but also highly intelligent scientists. Rose Blackwood was easily the most complex and interesting character in the whole story—and she has quite a bit in common with W.B. They both feel like outcasts in their own lives, in their families, and are struggling to assimilate. But along the way, they both learn their significance and where they fit in the world, as well as how to love themselves, faults and all.

This novel felt very jumbled, which many times negatively impacts a story—however, in this case, that was not necessarily true. Each individual event that occurs all come together in one nonsensical escapade—and honestly, it works, at least it did in my experience. It adds to the craziness and quirkiness of the characters and how they handle the obstacles that are thrown their way. Much of the humor comes from this element of as well—from both how utterly random and out-of-the-blue every event is, to how the characters flounder around on their way through each stage of the challenge.

This is a novel that readers will only enjoy if they suspend their disbelief and just immerse themselves in the unique world of W.B. and his gang. There are parts that become a bit repetitive, and certain scenes feel like they are rushed through much too quickly, but these are really just signs of the genre and length of the novel. That is one of the reasons I found this to be one of those middle grade books that is going to primarily garner a younger following rather than a much more universal one.

As for the actual writing itself, I really liked Bower’s style. His writing flowed very well and carried the story along at a fast yet easy to follow pace. Bower’s humor was wonderful and absolutely perfect for a middle grade novel. There is a very child-like feel to this story overall that makes it, as I said, something that is a bit less of a multi-generational read than some other middle grade stories.

This primarily focuses on being a novel for a younger audience. However, I do think that it can be fun for both children and those who are children at heart. It is a novel that anyone of any age can fall right in to and love every second of. With plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and heartwarming relationships, it’s hard not to become invested in the lives and escapades of these characters.

It is a big-hearted story of learning to accept both who you and the people in your life are. It is about learning to hold your own, be happy with yourself—inside and out—and finding out where you fit into the great puzzle that is life. Though the eccentricity of the plot might not strike the right chord with everyone, I would wholeheartedly recommend giving this story a try.
this is Eric Bowers first published book and it's even good reading for adults
Really cute and engaging children's book about a little boy that has an adventure with his inventor parents and an unlikely friend. Can't wait to read the next one in the series!