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LUCKY SCRAMBLE Book Signing with Peter Raymundo
April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
$20.99
From former Disney animator and author of the highly praised The Mysterious Sea Bunny, Peter Raymundo, comes Pete’s middle grade graphic novel debut LUCKY SCRAMBLE (Dial Books for Young Readers; 4/23/2024), a story inspired by his son’s competitive speed cubing experiences.
Readers will follow the story of six competitive cubers that face off at the Speed Cubing national championships in this fast-paced graphic novel.
Despite qualifying for the Speed Cubing National Championships in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Tyler Goodman and his mom don’t have the money to get him there. That is, until the retailer CubeMania offers him one of their coveted all-expenses-paid sponsorships! But getting to Vegas is just the beginning: There are hundreds of speed cubers from around the country, and each has something to prove. Like Dirk Speedman, who’s certain he’s about to nab his third straight National Championship trophy. Lizzy and Izzy Peterson, twins who crush cubing competitions with the exact same moves and times—until one of them decides to break the mold. Renowned eight-year-old prodigy Eli Newton solved his first puzzle cube at five, yet his dad seems much more excited about the sport and there’s something . . . off about his cubes. And then there’s Miles Wizzinski, the first American to solve the cube in under 40 seconds, who’s back decades later to set some new records. As Lucky Scramble moves with lightning speed between the stories of these six contestants—plus that of CubeMania’s founder and CEO Victor Chen—puzzle cube devotees and fans of graphic novels alike won’t be able to resist racing through the pages until the very last cube has been solved.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Peter Raymundo was twenty-one years old when he went to work for Walt Disney Studios as part of their Feature Animation Division. There he drew (and drew and drew) for films such as Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch, and Mulan. Pete is the creator of the picture books The Mysterious Sea Bunny and I Am Not a Fish! as well as the Third Grade Mermaid chapter book series. He and his family live in Celebration, Florida.
