Freeman Virtual Library - Saved by the Smell

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A boy gets buried in dirty laundry and pulled into time travel shenanigans after his mom's latest experiment in this first book in the My Mad Scientist Mom chapter book series...

Ari's life is filled with school, video games, and his pet turtle, Fred: pretty run-of-the-mill stuff. But not anywhere near run-of-the-mill is Ari's mom, who's a mad scientist. That's right, a MAD scientist. Sure, she strives to make people's lives better with her inventions, especially at home. But all of Mom's inventions seem to go just the slightest bit off kilter. And when she devises a time portal to help deal with the massive mounds of dirty laundry that have taken over the house, she creates a MUCH bigger problem than just stinky clothes, and it's up to Ari to get them out of a prehistoric mess.

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Meet the Author

Jarrett Lerner is the award-winning creator of more than a dozen books for kids. He lives with his wife and daughters in Massachusetts.

I, Jarrett Lerner, really truly do have a scientist for a mom. But, I should probably add, she is not a MAD scientist. I should probably also say that Professor Fingerman, the character, is not based on my mom (she would never avoid doing laundry for six whole weeks). However, the design of the character is very much based on my mom. Specifically my mom back when I was Ari’s age. Here’s a picture of us at that time: