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Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.

Catherine Hapka has published more than two hundred books for kids, from board books to young adult novels. She lives in an old house on a small farm in Chester Country, Pennsylvania, where she keeps three horses, a small flock of chickens, and too many cats.

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Freddi, Jodie, and Samantha have warped back to the 1930s to visit the famous pilot Amelia Earhart. But can they hang onto The Book long enough to solve the mystery of her final flight?

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Time Warp Trio: The High and the Flighty

HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Chapter One

Flying High and Falling Fast

"You did it," Freddi says to Jodie.

"You put us on the Electra!"

Freddi, Jodie, and Samantha just warped onto Amelia Earhart's plane.

Jodie coughs.

"Too bad I couldn't warp us into first class.

This plane smells of gas."

The three girls look out the window.

The plane is diving downward!

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