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The Trouble with Normal
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (2003-03-24)
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Amazon Description
Finnigan is not you average squirrel:1. he wears dark glasses
2. he's friends with a boy named Doug
3. he wants to work for the Secret Service
But perhaps the most interesting thing of all about Finnigan is the report he writes up about Doug"s apartment building, Normal Towers. Finnigan notes suspicious behavior occurring on almost every floor and makes sure that the White House is informed about it. Will his report finally earn him a job working for the president?
One Potato Review
There’s some remarkable behavior going on through the windows of Normal Towers, observes Finnigan, a sunglasses-wearing squirrel who happens to aspire to a career in the Secret Service. We’re odder (and frequently better) than we let on when we know everyone’s watching. That is Finnigan’s discovery (the President recruits him for it), and it takes an odd and remarkable talent to be able to make that case well. Harper is that, and playful, and probably a little generous, but we do not suffer from these reminders that our friends and neighbors can often amount to more than we presumed.
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