Phone-y Friends

By Nancy Krulik, Amanda Burwasser and Mike Moran

Logan auditions for the school play and is chosen for the role of Chipmunk Number Three, but unfortunately, Java, Logan's robot cousin, doesn't get a part, which means he and Logan won't be hanging out together every day after school. Logan's excited to have something to himself and starts spending more and more time with his new friends.

Now with so much time on his hands, Java is determined to make some new friends, too--the dishwasher, the electric mixer, the refrigerator . . . But his favorite new friend is Spike, the voice activated program on Mrs. Applebaum's cell phone.

While Java can't be in the play, he ends up helping out with building the sets, and almost blows his cover! But when Logan freezes and forgets his lines on stage, and Java (who has memorized them in an instant) feeds them to him the Cyrano-style, it's the android who saves the day. After all, that's what friends are for.

Internationally bestselling author Nancy Krulik and her incredibly talented daughter, Amanda Burwasser, spin hilarious high jinks in the fourth book in the Project Droid series, which combines the literalness of Amelia Bedelia with a wacky modern edge, making for hours of laughter. And the fun continues with an activity in the back!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sky Pony
• Release date: Nov 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781510726673

Nancy Krulik

Nancy Krulik is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. She is the author of the fan favorite book series Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo; George Brown, Class Clown; How I Survived Middle School; and Magic Bone. She lives in New York.

Book preview

1.

Lead, Schmead

Who’s next? Mr. Fluff shouted from behind his piano bench.

I am! Nadine Vardez answered loudly.

Nadine climbed the stairs at the side of the stage and stood in the spotlight. She looked over at our music teacher and took a deep breath. Ready when you are, she told him.

Mr. Fluff began playing the piano. Nadine sang along with the music.

As she sang, my stomach got all twisted up in knots.

Like most of the other kids who had gathered in the school auditorium, Nadine was trying out for our school play, Hansel and Gretel.

The rest of us were waiting for our turn to go up there on stage and give it our best.

And Nadine was only two people ahead of me in line.

Which meant that any minute now, it would be my turn to go up there, stand in the middle of the stage, and try out.

Gulp.

I had never been center stage before.

I had never acted before.

And I had definitely never danced in front of anyone before.

But now I was going to have to sing and act and dance in front of Mr. Fluff, Nadine, and a whole of bunch of other kids.

Thump. Thump. Thump. My heart was pounding hard.

I felt a little sick.

My palms were all sweaty.

And if I wasn’t nervous enough, the snobbiest kids in school, the Silverspoon twins, were trying out for the play, too. They weren’t one bit nervous. And they were making sure everyone knew it.

We’re definitely going to get the parts of Hansel and Gretel, Sherry bragged. After all, we’re twins.

Our father hired us a singing coach, Jerry added. And a tap dancing teacher. We are going to get the lead parts.

I wouldn’t be so sure, I told them. "Nadine is really good. And my audition is going to knock your socks