by Jeff Strand
"Not really."
"I think the whole adventure with Mrs. Logan would make a pretty good story, or at least the action-packed conclusion to a story. Not many kids get books published, but you did live through quite an ordeal, and I think a lot of people would want to read about it."
"You really think so?"
"Certainly. And I'd be happy to look at it if you wanted, or give you any help you needed."
"Nah," I said. "Books are boring."
And so I never wrote one.
Okay, I'm kidding. I wrote the very book you're reading at this very moment. Mr. Rodriguez did give me some constructive criticism, but all the eyeball gags were mine.
And you know what? My fingers are starting to get tired, so I think I'm going to wrap this up. But it's been a lot of fun. I've got plenty more to say, so I might write another one sometime. I might write a whole series of them! I might write them until the end of time! Hahahahaha! Beware, people! You're going to have Elrod McBugle books everywhere you look! There'll be no escape! You'll all be my prisoners! Beware! Beware! Beware!
Sorry. I'm calm now.
And I'm done now.
No more quizzes. Class dismissed.
Jeff Strand
Jeff Strand grew up in Alaska, where his parents insist that he had a normal childhood, no matter what you might think after reading his novels. His outrageously warped books include Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary), Single White Psychopath Seeks Same, How to Rescue a Dead Princess, Elrod McBugle on the Loose, and Out of Whack.
He's a past President of the Electronically Published Internet Connection, an international organization of professional authors, which he rules with an iron fist and a wooden paddle. He's also "host for life" of the annual EPPIES awards banquet, which gives him the opportunity to act goofy in front of a large audience and wear a tuxedo, not necessarily in that order.
Jeff lives in Tampa, Florida with one wife and one mentally questionable cat. In his day job he's a remittance processing analyst, which is even more exciting than it sounds.
You can visit his Seriously Whacked website at:
www.jeffstrand.com
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eBook Info
Identifier:0759943362
Title:Elrod McBugle on the Loose
Creator:Jeff Strand
Date:9/29/2006
Copyrights:2006 Jeff Strand; Cover art by Mary Z.. Wolf
Publisher:Hard Shell Word Factory
Subject:Young Adult
Description:A comedy for kids...and adults who were warped as kids! The students at Greenwater Junior High have said they'll never forget this year, and Elrod McBugle is the reason. He's not a bad person. He doesn't TRY to get in trouble, cause mayhem, and occasionally blow things up...it just happens. And it's going to happen again and again! Share Elrod's hilarious adventures as he faces the wrath of the Slurpy Gulp Beverage Company, tries to become a millionaire selling homemade bubble gum, survives a wild squirrel attack, tries to find out if his math teacher is an axe murderer, and much, much more! Watch out, everyone...Elrod McBugle is on the loose!
