Brendan Buckley's Sixth-Grade Experiment

by Sundee T. Frazier

  I greatly appreciate my brother and sister-in-law, Isaac and Angie Tucker, who gave invaluable input on middle school dances (it’s been a while since I attended one myself), and my nephew, Khalfani, for letting me use his name. Thanks, family.

  To the many people who gave of their time and expertise, answering question after question so I could get the science and Tae Kwon Do elements of this story right (anywhere they’re not right is all on me)—thank you for your passion for what you do and for your generosity in sharing your knowledge: the crew and scientists aboard the research vessel Centennial—Dr. David Duggins, Dr. Dennis Willows, Mr. Mark Anderson, Mr. Wolf Krieger, and Dr. Uwe Brand; marine biologists Dr. David Secord and Dr. Cheryl Greengrove; for helping with pneumatic launchers, Dr. Scott Moor; Donna Hardy of sciencebuddies.org; educators John Weber, Ed Barrett, Kris Holmquist, and Andrew Song; the good folks at Midway Tropical Fish and Pets for letting me hold their green anole; and one giant kam sa ham nida to Nancy Henkel, fifth-degree black belt, whom I fondly refer to as my local Tae Kwon Do librarian.

  Thanks to my dad, who would be the president of my fan club if I had one. And last but not at all least, because without them I truly could not get these books written, thank you to my husband and my mom for creating the space for me to pursue something I love to do.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  SUNDEE T. FRAZIER wasn’t planning to write a follow-up to her first novel, Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It, but when she kept getting the question “Will there be a sequel?” she started asking whether there might be more to Brendan’s story. Like Brendan, Sundee is interested in science, but she knows she is meant to be a writer. When she’s not building pretend rocket ships or doing experiments with her two young daughters, she’s writing from her home in the Seattle area. She is also the author of The Other Half of My Heart. You can read more about her and her work at sundeefrazier.com.